SortStack #75 — 2026-08-23

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who stay in Antarctica through the winter 1.1K

   Once the last plane leaves in March, even medical evacuation can be impossible until spring.

2. Residents of the Falkland Islands 3.7K

   Sheep outnumber people there by roughly 130 to one.

3. The population of Palau 18K

   Visitors must sign an eco-pledge stamped into their passport, written by Palau's children.

4. The population of New Zealand 5.2M

   Outnumbered five to one by sheep — and that's actually the lowest the ratio has been in a century.

5. The population of Taiwan 23.4M

   Produces over 90 percent of the world's most advanced computer chips.

6. People with an Instagram account 2B

   If it were a country, it would be the largest on Earth — by a wide margin.

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