SortStack #1139 — 2029-07-22

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever stood on the summit of Mount Everest 6.9K

   Kami Rita Sherpa has been up more than 30 times — roughly one in every 230 summits is his.

2. The population of Tuvalu 11K

   Its highest point is about 4.6 meters above sea level — rising oceans threaten the whole country.

3. The population of San Marino 34K

   Claims to be the world's oldest republic, founded — by tradition — in the year 301.

4. The population of Bhutan 780K

   Measures national success in Gross National Happiness, and is carbon-negative.

5. London — the city proper 8.9M

   Technically the City of London has only about 8,000 residents; the rest is Greater London.

6. The population of Thailand 72M

   The only Southeast Asian country never colonized by a European power.

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