SortStack #1223 — 2029-10-14

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Djibouti 1.1M

   Hosts military bases for the US, China, France, Japan, and Italy simultaneously — a geopolitical crossroads.

2. The population of Jamaica 2.8M

   Has won more Olympic sprint medals per capita than any nation in history.

3. Rio de Janeiro — the city proper 6.7M

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

4. The population of Portugal 10.4M

   Once ran a global empire from a country smaller than the US state of Indiana.

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 Australia 26.6M

   Nine in ten Australians live within 50 km of the coast; the interior is nearly empty.

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