SortStack #1664 — 2030-12-29

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 Tuvalu 11K

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

3. The population of Qatar 2.7M

   Citizens are outnumbered roughly eight to one by foreign workers and expats.

4. The population of Norway 5.5M

   Its sovereign wealth fund owns about 1.5 percent of every listed company on Earth.

5. New York City — the five boroughs 8.3M

   If each borough were its own city, four of them would still rank in the US top ten.

6. The population of Brazil 216M

   Home to more Catholics — and more Japanese people outside Japan — than any other country.

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