SortStack #2427 — 2033-01-30

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who stay in Antarctica through the winter 1.1K

   Once the last plane leaves in March, even medical evacuation can be impossible until spring.

2. Los Angeles — the city proper 3.9M

   Second-largest US city, yet so spread out it covers more land than 20 Manhattans.

3. The population of Norway 5.5M

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

4. The population of Israel 9.7M

   Despite its size, it has the world's highest number of museums per capita.

5. The population of North Korea 26.2M

   Almost exactly the same as Australia's — packed into an area smaller than Mississippi.

6. The population of Japan 124M

   Sells more adult diapers than baby diapers — a snapshot of the world's oldest population.

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