SortStack #3589 — 2036-04-06

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. The population of Greenland 56K

   The world's largest island has fewer residents than a mid-size football stadium has seats.

3. The population of Cyprus 1.3M

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

4. Greater Shanghai 29M

   Its metro system, opened only in 1993, is already the longest in the world.

5. The population of Germany 84M

   The EU's most populous country — yet its capital is only its third-densest city.

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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