SortStack #2406 — 2033-01-09

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever stood on the summit of Mount Everest 6.9K

   Kami Rita Sherpa has been up more than 30 times — roughly one in every 230 summits is his.

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. The population of Malta 540K

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

4. Berlin — the city proper 3.7M

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

5. The population of New Zealand 5.2M

   Outnumbered five to one by sheep — and that's actually the lowest the ratio has been in a century.

6. 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.

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