SortStack #159 — 2026-11-15

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. Residents of Tokelau, in the South Pacific 1.5K

   The first nation to run on 100 percent solar power, and it has no airport at all.

3. People who have ever stood on the summit of Mount Everest 6.9K

   Kami Rita Sherpa has been up more than 30 times — roughly one in every 230 summits is his.

4. The population of Bermuda 64K

   There are no rivers or lakes — homes harvest rainwater on white limestone roofs by law.

5. Capacity of the world's largest cricket stadium, in Ahmedabad 132K

   It overtook Melbourne Cricket Ground, which had held the title for over a century.

6. The population of Iceland 390K

   So small that a dating app warns Icelanders if a match is actually their cousin.

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