SortStack #2812 — 2034-02-19

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Cyprus 1.3M

   Its capital, Nicosia, is the world's last divided capital city, split by a UN buffer zone.

2. The population of Latvia 1.9M

   Roughly a third of the country's people live in the capital, Riga.

3. 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.

4. The population of Israel 9.7M

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

5. Greater Tokyo, the world's largest metro area 37M

   More people than all of Canada, in an area you can cross by train in two hours.

6. The population of China 1.4B

   Lost its crown as the world's most populous country in 2023 after centuries at the top.

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