SortStack #2574 — 2033-06-26
By population · Order from fewest to most people.
- The population of Reykjavík 140K
The world's northernmost capital heats its streets and pavements with volcanic geothermal water.
- Greater Shanghai 29M
Its metro system, opened only in 1993, is already the longest in the world.
- The population of Germany 84M
The EU's most populous country — yet its capital is only its third-densest city.
- The population of Vietnam 100M
Roughly 40 percent of all Vietnamese share the surname Nguyen.
- Natural redheads worldwide 140M
Just one to two percent of humanity; the gene is recessive, so it can skip generations.
- The population of India 1.4B
Now the world's most populous country — one in six humans is Indian.