SortStack #1608 — 2030-11-03

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 the Falkland Islands 3.7K

   Sheep outnumber people there by roughly 130 to one.

3. The population of Palau 18K

   Visitors must sign an eco-pledge stamped into their passport, written by Palau's children.

4. The population of San Marino 34K

   Claims to be the world's oldest republic, founded — by tradition — in the year 301.

5. London — the city proper 8.9M

   Technically the City of London has only about 8,000 residents; the rest is Greater London.

6. Everyone living on the African continent 1.5B

   The youngest continent: the median African is around 19 years old.

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