SortStack #985 — 2029-02-18

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever flown in space 680

   More people summit Everest in a single busy season than have ever left Earth's atmosphere.

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. Residents of the Faroe Islands 54K

   Home to more sheep than people and to Europe's most remote capital, Tórshavn.

5. The population of Djibouti 1.1M

   Hosts military bases for the US, China, France, Japan, and Italy simultaneously — a geopolitical crossroads.

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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