SortStack #2497 — 2033-04-10

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, when the Spanish arrived 200K

   Built on a lake and bigger than almost every European city of its day.

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 Jamaica 2.8M

   Has won more Olympic sprint medals per capita than any nation in history.

4. 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.

5. Every human alive when Napoleon crowned himself emperor 1B

   It took all of human history to reach the first billion — and only 220 more years to add seven more.

6. Everyone living on the African continent 1.5B

   The youngest continent: the median African is around 19 years old.

← All puzzles · Play today’s SortStack