SortStack #1090 — 2029-06-03

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Samoa 220K

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

2. The population of Cape Verde 520K

   More Cape Verdeans live abroad than on the islands themselves.

3. The population of Djibouti 1.1M

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

4. The population of Qatar 2.7M

   Citizens are outnumbered roughly eight to one by foreign workers and expats.

5. The population of New Zealand 5.2M

   Outnumbered five to one by sheep — and that's actually the lowest the ratio has been in a century.

6. The population of China 1.4B

   Lost its crown as the world's most populous country in 2023 after centuries at the top.

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