SortStack #1062 — 2029-05-06

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Latvia 1.9M

   Roughly a third of the country's people live in the capital, Riga.

2. The population of Istanbul 15.6M

   The only major city spanning two continents — you can commute between Europe and Asia by ferry.

3. The New York metropolitan area 19.5M

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

4. The population of North Korea 26.2M

   Almost exactly the same as Australia's — packed into an area smaller than Mississippi.

5. The population of Bangladesh 173M

   More people than Russia, in an area smaller than the US state of Iowa.

6. The population of India 1.4B

   Now the world's most populous country — one in six humans is Indian.

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