SortStack #1454 — 2030-06-02

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

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

2. Residents of Venice's historic island center 50K

   Down from 175,000 in 1950 — on busy days, tourists outnumber Venetians.

3. The population of Samoa 220K

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

4. The population of Spain 48M

   Hosts more bars per inhabitant than any other EU country.

5. The population of Italy 59M

   Home to the most UNESCO World Heritage sites of any country.

6. The population of Bangladesh 173M

   More people than Russia, in an area smaller than the US state of Iowa.

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