SortStack #2434 — 2033-02-06

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. Athletes who competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics 10.5K

   The first Games with full gender parity: exactly half the quota places went to women.

3. The population of Nauru 12.5K

   The world's smallest island nation was once, briefly, the richest country per capita on Earth.

4. The population of Palau 18K

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

5. The population of San Marino 34K

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

6. The population of the United Kingdom 68M

   More than a third of everyone in England lives in just the Southeast corner around London.

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