SortStack #705 — 2028-05-14
By population · Order from fewest to most people.
- 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.
- Residents of the Falkland Islands 3.7K
Sheep outnumber people there by roughly 130 to one.
- The population of Greenland 56K
The world's largest island has fewer residents than a mid-size football stadium has seats.
- The population of Barbados 280K
Became the world's newest republic in 2021, replacing the British monarch — Rihanna was declared a national hero the same day.
- The population of Cuba 11M
Has one of the highest doctor-to-patient ratios in the world and exports physicians globally.
- The population of the United States 335M
If American pets formed a country, its population would rival the human one.