SortStack #1510 — 2030-07-28

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. The population of Liechtenstein 39.6K

   You can rent the entire country for corporate events — Snoop Dogg once tried.

3. The population of Singapore 5.9M

   A city-state smaller than New York City, yet one of the world's busiest ports.

4. The population of Mexico 128M

   The world's largest Spanish-speaking country — twice the size of Spain by people.

5. Every human alive when Napoleon crowned himself emperor 1B

   It took all of human history to reach the first billion — and only 220 more years to add seven more.

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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