SortStack #397 — 2027-07-11

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Sitting United States senators 100

   Two per state since 1789 — the chamber only grows when a new state joins the union.

2. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

   Four people won it twice; the Curie family alone collected five medals.

3. The population of Nauru 12.5K

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

4. Mumbai — the city proper 12.5M

   Its dabbawalas deliver about 200,000 lunchboxes daily with near-perfect accuracy, no apps involved.

5. The population of the Netherlands 18M

   The world's second-largest food exporter by value, from a country the size of Maryland.

6. The population of Taiwan 23.4M

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

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