SortStack #621 — 2028-02-20

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Vatican City 760

   Many of its citizens don't live inside the walls — they're diplomats posted abroad.

2. The population of Malta 540K

   The EU's smallest member squeezes onto islands smaller than Philadelphia.

3. The population of Uruguay 3.4M

   Won the first football World Cup in 1930 with fewer people than many single cities.

4. Rio de Janeiro — the city proper 6.7M

   Christ the Redeemer was struck by lightning so often it carries its own lightning rods.

5. The New York metropolitan area 19.5M

   Its economy alone would rank among the ten largest countries in the world.

6. The population of Egypt 112M

   About 95 percent of Egyptians live on just 5 percent of the land, hugging the Nile.

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