SortStack #3288 — 2035-06-10

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of Tristan da Cunha 240

   The most remote inhabited island on Earth — 2,400 km of ocean to the nearest neighbor.

2. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

   Four people won it twice; the Curie family alone collected five medals.

3. The population of Reykjavík 140K

   The world's northernmost capital heats its streets and pavements with volcanic geothermal water.

4. The population of Russia 144M

   The world's largest country by land has fewer people than Bangladesh.

5. Every human alive at the height of the Roman Empire 300M

   Fewer people than live in the United States today — across the entire planet.

6. The population of India 1.4B

   Now the world's most populous country — one in six humans is Indian.

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