SortStack #26 — 2026-07-05

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Nauru 12.5K

   The world's smallest island nation was once, briefly, the richest country per capita on Earth.

2. The population of Greenland 56K

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

3. Amsterdam — the city proper 920K

   Home to more bicycles than people, and roughly 12,000 bikes are fished out of canals yearly.

4. The population of Uruguay 3.4M

   Won the first football World Cup in 1930 with fewer people than many single cities.

5. The population of Kuwait 4.3M

   Roughly 70 percent of everyone living there is a foreign national.

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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