SortStack #3113 — 2034-12-17
By population · Order from fewest to most people.
- People who have ever flown in space 680
More people summit Everest in a single busy season than have ever left Earth's atmosphere.
- Capacity of London's Royal Albert Hall 5.3K
The Beatles, Einstein, and Muhammad Ali all appeared on its stage.
- The population of Jamaica 2.8M
Has won more Olympic sprint medals per capita than any nation in history.
- Greater Shanghai 29M
Its metro system, opened only in 1993, is already the longest in the world.
- The population of Nigeria 223M
Projected to pass the United States and become the world's third most populous country by 2050.
- The population of China 1.4B
Lost its crown as the world's most populous country in 2023 after centuries at the top.