SortStack #173 — 2026-11-29

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Dominica 73K

   Its mountainous rainforest interior is so rugged that Columbus reportedly described it by crumpling paper.

2. The population of Samoa 220K

   In 2011 it skipped December 30 entirely, jumping across the date line to trade with Australia.

3. The population of Luxembourg 660K

   Nearly half its workforce commutes in daily from France, Belgium, and Germany.

4. The population of Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.2M

   Its coastline is just 20 km long — one of the shortest of any coastal country.

5. The population of Taiwan 23.4M

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

6. The population of India 1.4B

   Now the world's most populous country — one in six humans is Indian.

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