SortStack #2805 — 2034-02-12

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. People who have ever won a Nobel Prize 975

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

3. The population of Norway 5.5M

   Its sovereign wealth fund owns about 1.5 percent of every listed company on Earth.

4. New York City — the five boroughs 8.3M

   If each borough were its own city, four of them would still rank in the US top ten.

5. Left-handed people worldwide 800M

   About one in ten humans — a share that has stayed stable for at least 10,000 years of art.

6. Everyone living on the African continent 1.5B

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

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