#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
int main() {
  int n;
  cin >> n;
  int a[n + 1];
  for (int i = 1; i <= n; i++) cin >> a[i];
  int k = 0;
  for (int i = 2; i <= n; i++) {
    int c = 0, d = 99999;
    for (int j = 1; j <= i - 1; j++) {
      c = max(c, a[j]);
      d = min(d, a[j]);
    }
    if (a[i] > c || a[i] < d) k++;
  }
  cout << k;
}
