<P> Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants ( 2011 est . ) . Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population , 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930 . The second - smallest country , by population , to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978 . Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals ; only six FIFA member nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever qualified to any World Cup : Northern Ireland ( three times ) , Slovenia ( twice ) , Wales , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago and Iceland . </P>
<P> Their success is amplified by the fact that the nation has a very small population of around 3.4 million inhabitants ( 2011 est . ) . Uruguay is by far the smallest country in the world to have won a World Cup in terms of population , 1.75 million inhabitants in 1930 . The second - smallest country , by population , to have won the World Cup is Argentina with a population of nearly 28 million people in 1978 . Uruguay is also the smallest country ever to win any World Cup medals ; only six FIFA member nations with a currently smaller population than Uruguay 's have ever qualified to any World Cup : Northern Ireland ( three times ) , Slovenia ( twice ) , Wales , Jamaica , Trinidad and Tobago and Iceland . </P>
what was the smallest country to win world cup
what was the smallest country to win world cup
Uruguay
Uruguay