SortStack #3547 — 2036-02-24

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. Residents of Tokelau, in the South Pacific 1.5K

   The first nation to run on 100 percent solar power, and it has no airport at all.

3. 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.

4. The population of Iceland 390K

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

5. The New York metropolitan area 19.5M

   Its economy alone would rank among the ten largest countries in the world.

6. The population of Italy 59M

   Home to the most UNESCO World Heritage sites of any country.

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