SortStack #3617 — 2036-05-04

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. The population of Samoa 220K

   In 2011 it skipped December 30 entirely, jumping across the date line to trade with Australia.

2. The population of Barbados 280K

   Became the world's newest republic in 2021, replacing the British monarch — Rihanna was declared a national hero the same day.

3. San Francisco — the city proper 810K

   Smaller in population than Indianapolis, despite its outsized cultural footprint.

4. The population of Uruguay 3.4M

   Won the first football World Cup in 1930 with fewer people than many single cities.

5. The population of Cuba 11M

   Has one of the highest doctor-to-patient ratios in the world and exports physicians globally.

6. The population of the United States 335M

   If American pets formed a country, its population would rival the human one.

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