Thread:Oneuse/@comment-33007029-20181005133312/@comment-26890527-20181005175626

Let me put it in layman’s terms. Eleonora Losiewicz is the 10th-oldest living person in Poland. There are 9 people in Poland older than her. Two people hold 8th position, as they are both the same age, and we have no way of knowing if one was a few hours older. They are 8th and 9th positions, but because they are both the same age, they are tied, and therefore hold the same position on the list.

Look at the website Oldest in Britain. There are two joint-oldest men in the UK, as they are both the same age. It doesn’t mean that the man in third place is actually second, since there are two men above him.

Does it make sense now?