SortStack #2049 — 2032-01-18

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

   Four people won it twice; the Curie family alone collected five medals.

2. Residents of Saint Helena, Napoleon's island of exile 4.4K

   Until its airport opened in 2017, the only way in was a five-day boat trip from Cape Town.

3. The population of Malta 540K

   The EU's smallest member squeezes onto islands smaller than Philadelphia.

4. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2M

   Its coastline is just 20 km long — one of the shortest of any coastal country.

5. Berlin — the city proper 3.7M

   Has more bridges than Venice and more museums than rainy days per year.

6. London — the city proper 8.9M

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

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