SortStack #3337 — 2035-07-29

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Dominica 73K

   Its mountainous rainforest interior is so rugged that Columbus reportedly described it by crumpling paper.

2. The population of Estonia 1.4M

   The first country to allow online voting in national elections, back in 2005.

3. Los Angeles — the city proper 3.9M

   Second-largest US city, yet so spread out it covers more land than 20 Manhattans.

4. The population of Hong Kong 7.5M

   Has more skyscrapers than any other city on Earth — roughly double New York's count.

5. The population of Australia 26.6M

   Nine in ten Australians live within 50 km of the coast; the interior is nearly empty.

6. The population of Nigeria 223M

   Projected to pass the United States and become the world's third most populous country by 2050.

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