SortStack #796 — 2028-08-13

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Sumo wrestlers in Japan's top makuuchi division 42

   Exactly forty-two slots exist; wrestlers are promoted or demoted after every single tournament.

2. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

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

3. Seats on Wimbledon's Centre Court 15K

   The retractable roof takes about ten minutes to close — rain delays used to last days.

4. The population of Jamaica 2.8M

   Has won more Olympic sprint medals per capita than any nation in history.

5. The population of North Korea 26.2M

   Almost exactly the same as Australia's — packed into an area smaller than Mississippi.

6. The population of the United States 335M

   If American pets formed a country, its population would rival the human one.

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