SortStack #908 — 2028-12-03

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 Cape Verde 520K

   More Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands themselves.

3. Amsterdam — the city proper 920K

   Home to more bicycles than people, and roughly 12,000 bikes are fished out of canals yearly.

4. The population of New Zealand 5.2M

   Outnumbered five to one by sheep — and that's actually the lowest the ratio has been in a century.

5. Greater Delhi, India's capital region 33M

   Adds roughly the population of a mid-size European city every single year.

6. The population of Nigeria 223M

   Projected to pass the United States and become the world's third most populous country by 2050.

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