SortStack #1944 — 2031-10-05

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 Barbados 280K

   Became the world's newest republic in 2021, replacing the British monarch — Rihanna was declared a national hero the same day.

3. Amsterdam — the city proper 920K

   Home to more bicycles than people, and roughly 12,000 bikes are fished out of canals yearly.

4. The population of Norway 5.5M

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

5. London — the city proper 8.9M

   Technically the City of London has only about 8,000 residents; the rest is Greater London.

6. The population of Vietnam 100M

   Roughly 40 percent of all Vietnamese share the surname Nguyen.

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