SortStack #1286 — 2029-12-16

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Iceland 390K

   So small that a dating app warns Icelanders if a match is actually their cousin.

2. Greater Cairo, Egypt's capital region 22M

   Africa's largest metro area sits beside pyramids that were already ancient to Cleopatra.

3. The population of Germany 84M

   The EU's most populous country — yet its capital is only its third-densest city.

4. The population of the United States 335M

   If American pets formed a country, its population would rival the human one.

5. Left-handed people worldwide 800M

   About one in ten humans — a share that has stayed stable for at least 10,000 years of art.

6. The population of China 1.4B

   Lost its crown as the world's most populous country in 2023 after centuries at the top.

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