SortStack #3043 — 2034-10-08

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 San Marino 34K

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

3. The population of Iceland 390K

   So small that a dating app warns Icelanders if a match is actually their cousin.

4. The population of Hong Kong 7.5M

   Has more skyscrapers than any other city on Earth — roughly double New York's count.

5. Mumbai — the city proper 12.5M

   Its dabbawalas deliver about 200,000 lunchboxes daily with near-perfect accuracy, no apps involved.

6. The population of Thailand 72M

   The only Southeast Asian country never colonized by a European power.

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