SortStack #1461 — 2030-06-09

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Tuvalu 11K

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

2. The population of Monaco 38.4K

   About one in three residents is a millionaire — the densest concentration of wealth on Earth.

3. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, when the Spanish arrived 200K

   Built on a lake and bigger than almost every European city of its day.

4. The population of Istanbul 15.6M

   The only major city spanning two continents — you can commute between Europe and Asia by ferry.

5. Everyone living on the African continent 1.5B

   The youngest continent: the median African is around 19 years old.

6. People with an Instagram account 2B

   If it were a country, it would be the largest on Earth — by a wide margin.

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