SortStack #1251 — 2029-11-11

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever flown in space 680

   More people summit Everest in a single busy season than have ever left Earth's atmosphere.

2. The population of Malta 540K

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

3. The population of Estonia 1.4M

   The first country to allow online voting in national elections, back in 2005.

4. The population of Russia 144M

   The world's largest country by land has fewer people than Bangladesh.

5. Every human alive at the height of the Roman Empire 300M

   Fewer people than live in the United States today — across the entire planet.

6. The population of India 1.4B

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

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