SortStack #2945 — 2034-07-02
By population · Order from fewest to most people.
- Residents of the island nation of Niue 1.9K
One of the world's largest coral islands, and the first country fully covered by free Wi-Fi.
- Ancient Rome at the height of the empire 1M
No European city reached a million residents again until London, around 1800.
- The population of Singapore 5.9M
A city-state smaller than New York City, yet one of the world's busiest ports.
- The population of Hong Kong 7.5M
Has more skyscrapers than any other city on Earth — roughly double New York's count.
- The population of Canada 40M
The world's second-largest country by area has fewer people than Greater Tokyo.
- The population of South Korea 52M
Has the world's lowest birth rate — and the fastest average internet to compensate.