SortStack #1279 — 2029-12-09

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Palau 18K

   Visitors must sign an eco-pledge stamped into their passport, written by Palau's children.

2. The population of Greenland 56K

   The world's largest island has fewer residents than a mid-size football stadium has seats.

3. The population of Cyprus 1.3M

   Its capital, Nicosia, is the world's last divided capital city, split by a UN buffer zone.

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 Tokyo, the world's largest metro area 37M

   More people than all of Canada, in an area you can cross by train in two hours.

6. The population of the Philippines 117M

   Spread across more than 7,600 islands — though most people live on just eleven of them.

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