SortStack #3645 — 2036-06-01

By population · Order from fewest to most people.

1. Residents of Saint Helena, Napoleon's island of exile 4.4K

   Until its airport opened in 2017, the only way in was a five-day boat trip from Cape Town.

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 Palau 18K

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

4. The population of Liechtenstein 39.6K

   You can rent the entire country for corporate events — Snoop Dogg once tried.

5. Paris — the city proper, inside the ring road 2.1M

   Smaller than Houston; the greater metro area holds five times as many people.

6. The population of Australia 26.6M

   Nine in ten Australians live within 50 km of the coast; the interior is nearly empty.

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