Olympic medals comparison by population

[Winston]

Here it is, the ranking I hinted at earlier that I would do, and which I also did for the 2004 Olympic Games - that one was never archived and so does not exist anymore.

I assigned the following values for each medal category: Gold: 3, Silver: 2 and Bronze: 1. The first bolded figure in each row is the total medal value for that country.

The population figures I got from The CIA World Factbook. According to the site, most population figures are July 2008 estimates.

Now onto the ranking. Included are all countries who took home medals from the recently concluded Games. They are ranked by population divided by total medal value as it is defined in the above.

The data format is as follows:

Rank - Country - # of Golds - # of Silvers - # of Bronzes - Total medal value - Population - Pop. per medal value point - (IOC medal ranking)


01 -- Bahamas -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 307,451 -- 102,484 (65)
02 -- Jamaica -- 6 -- 3 -- 2 -- 26 -- 2,804,332 -- 107,859 (13)
03 -- Iceland -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 304,367 -- 152,184 (71)
04 -- Norway -- 3 -- 5 -- 2 -- 21 -- 4,644,457 -- 221,165 (21)
05 -- Slovenia -- 1 -- 2 -- 2 -- 9 -- 2,007,711 -- 223,079 (41)
06 -- Australia -- 14 -- 15 -- 17 -- 89 -- 20,600,856 -- 231,470 (06)
07 -- Bahrain -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 -- 718,306 -- 239,435 (52)
08 -- New Zealand -- 3 -- 1 -- 5 -- 16 -- 4,173,460 -- 260,841 (26)
09 -- Estonia -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 5 -- 1,307,605 -- 261,521 (46)
10 -- Trinidad & Tobago -- 0 -- 2 -- 0 -- 4 -- 1,047,366 -- 261,842 (60)
---
11 -- Cuba -- 2 -- 11 -- 11 -- 39 -- 11,423,952 -- 292,922 (28)
12 -- Mongolia -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 -- 10 -- 2,996,081 -- 299,608 (31)
13 -- Belarus -- 4 -- 5 -- 10 -- 32 -- 9,685,768 -- 302,680 (16)
14 -- Latvia -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 -- 6 -- 2,245,423 -- 374,237 (45)
15 -- Georgia -- 3 -- 0 -- 3 -- 12 -- 4,630,841 -- 385,903 (27)
16 -- Slovakia -- 3 -- 2 -- 1 -- 14 -- 5,455,407 -- 389,672 (25)
17 -- Denmark -- 2 -- 2 -- 3 -- 13 -- 5,484,723 -- 421,902 (30)
18 -- Hungary -- 3 -- 5 -- 2 -- 21 -- 9,930,915 -- 472,901 (21)
19 -- Netherlands -- 7 -- 5 -- 4 -- 35 -- 16,645,313 -- 475,580 (12)
20 -- Armenia -- 0 -- 0 -- 6 -- 6 -- 2,968,586 -- 494,764 (79)
---
21 -- Lithuania -- 0 -- 2 -- 3 -- 7 -- 3,565,205 -- 509,315 (57)
22 -- Great Britain -- 19 -- 13 -- 15 -- 98 -- 60,943,912 -- 621,877 (04)
23 -- Croatia -- 0 -- 2 -- 3 -- 7 -- 4,491,543 -- 641,649 (57)
24 -- Czech Republic -- 3 -- 3 -- 0 -- 15 -- 10,220,911 -- 681,394 (24)
25 -- Kazakhstan -- 2 -- 4 -- 7 -- 21 -- 15,340,533 -- 730,502 (29)
26 -- South Korea -- 13 -- 10 -- 8 -- 67 -- 49,232,844 -- 734,819 (07)
27 -- Azerbaijan -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 11 -- 8,177,717 -- 743,429 (39)
28 -- Finland -- 1 -- 1 -- 2 -- 7 -- 5,244,749 -- 749,250 (44)
29 -- Switzerland -- 2 -- 0 -- 4 -- 10 -- 7,581,520 -- 758,152 (34)
30 -- Bulgaria -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 8 -- 7,262,675 -- 907,834 (42)
---
31 -- France -- 7 -- 16 -- 17 -- 70 -- 64,057,790 -- 915,111 (10)
32 -- Germany -- 16 -- 10 -- 15 -- 83 -- 82,369,548 -- 992,404 (05)
33 -- Ukraine -- 7 -- 5 -- 15 -- 46 -- 45,994,287 -- 999,876 (11)
34 -- Sweden -- 0 -- 4 -- 1 -- 9 -- 9,045,389 -- 1,005,043 (56)
35 -- Canada -- 3 -- 9 -- 6 -- 33 -- 33,212,696 -- 1,006,445 (19)
36 -- Russia -- 23 -- 21 -- 28 -- 139 -- 140,702,094 -- 1,012,245 (03)
37 -- Ireland -- 0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 4,156,119 -- 1,039,030 (62)
38 -- Spain -- 5 -- 10 -- 3 -- 38 -- 40,491,051 -- 1,065,554 (14)
39 -- Italy -- 8 -- 10 -- 10 -- 54 -- 58,145,321 -- 1,076,765 (09)
40 -- Panama -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 -- 3,292,693 -- 1,097,564 (52)
---
41 -- Mauritius -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1,274,189 -- 1,274,189 (81)
42 -- Romania -- 4 -- 1 -- 3 -- 17 -- 22,246,862 -- 1,308,639 (17)
43 -- Kenya -- 5 -- 5 -- 4 -- 29 -- 37,953,838 -- 1,308,753 (15)
44 -- Zimbabwe -- 1 -- 3 -- 0 -- 9 -- 12,382,920 -- 1,375,880 (38)
45 -- United States -- 36 -- 38 -- 36 -- 220 -- 303,824,646 -- 1,381,021 (02)
46 -- Poland -- 3 -- 6 -- 1 -- 22 -- 38,500,696 -- 1,750,032 (20)
47 -- Kyrgyzstan -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 5,356,869 -- 1,785,623 (65)
48 -- Greece -- 0 -- 2 -- 2 -- 6 -- 10,722,816 -- 1,787,136 (59)
49 -- Dominican Republic -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 5 -- 9,507,133 -- 1,901,427 (46)
50 -- Austria -- 0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 8,205,533 -- 2,051,383 (62)
---
51 -- Belgium -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 5 -- 10,403,951 -- 2,080,790 (46)
52 -- North Korea -- 2 -- 1 -- 3 -- 11 -- 23,479,089 -- 2,134,463 (33)
53 -- Portugal -- 1 -- 1 -- 0 -- 5 -- 10,676,910 -- 2,135,382 (46)
54 -- Singapore -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 4,608,167 -- 2,304,084 (71)
55 -- Tajikistan -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 7,211,884 -- 2,403,961 (65)
56 -- Serbia -- 0 -- 1 -- 2 -- 4 -- 10,159,046 -- 2,539,762 (62)
57 -- Japan -- 9 -- 6 -- 10 -- 49 -- 127,288,419 -- 2,597,723 (08)
58 -- Uzbekistan -- 1 -- 2 -- 3 -- 10 -- 28,268,440 -- 2,826,844 (40)
59 -- Tunisia -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 -- 10,383,577 -- 3,461,192 (52)
60 -- Argentina -- 2 -- 0 -- 4 -- 10 -- 40,677,348 -- 4,067,735 (34)
---
61 -- Moldova -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 4,324,450 -- 4,324,450 (81)
62 -- Ethiopia -- 4 -- 1 -- 2 -- 16 -- 78,254,090 -- 4,890,881 (18)
63 -- Turkey -- 1 -- 4 -- 3 -- 14 -- 71,892,807 -- 5,135,201 (37)
64 -- Chinese Taipei -- 0 -- 0 -- 4 -- 4 -- 22,920,946 -- 5,730,237 (80)
65 -- Togo -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 5,858,673 -- 5,858,673 (81)
66 -- China -- 51 -- 21 -- 28 -- 223 -- 1,330,044,605 -- 5,964,326 (01)
67 -- Cameroon -- 1 -- 0 -- 0 -- 3 -- 18,467,692 -- 6,155,897 (52)
68 -- Thailand -- 2 -- 2 -- 0 -- 10 -- 65,493,298 -- 6,549,330 (31)
69 -- Ecuador -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 13,927,650 -- 6,963,825 (71)
70 -- Israel -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 7,112,359 -- 7,112,359 (81)
---
71 -- Brazil -- 3 -- 4 -- 8 -- 25 -- 191,908,598 -- 7,676,344 (23)
72 -- Chile -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 16,454,143 -- 8,227,072 (71)
73 -- Algeria -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 33,769,669 -- 11,256,556 (65)
74 -- Morocco -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 34,343,219 -- 11,447,740 (65)
75 -- Malaysia -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 25,274,133 -- 12,637,067 (71)
76 -- Colombia -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 45,013,674 -- 15,004,558 (65)
77 -- Mexico -- 2 -- 0 -- 1 -- 7 -- 109,955,400 -- 15,707,914 (36)
78 -- Iran -- 1 -- 0 -- 1 -- 4 -- 65,875,223 -- 16,468,806 (51)
79 -- Sudan -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 40,218,455 -- 20,109,228 (71)
80 -- South Africa -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 43,786,115 -- 21,893,058 (71)
---
81 -- Venezuela -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 26,414,815 -- 26,414,815 (81)
82 -- Nigeria -- 0 -- 1 -- 3 -- 5 -- 138,283,240 -- 27,656,648 (61)
83 -- Indonesia -- 1 -- 1 -- 3 -- 8 -- 237,512,355 -- 29,689,044 (42)
84 -- Afghanistan -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 32,738,376 -- 32,738,376 (81)
85 -- Vietnam -- 0 -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 86,116,559 -- 43,058,280 (71)
86 -- Egypt -- 0 -- 0 -- 1 -- 1 -- 81,713,517 -- 81,713,517 (81)
87 -- India -- 1 -- 0 -- 2 -- 5 -- 1,147,995,898 -- 229,599,180 (50)

Edit: Formatting error for #52 -- North Korea

[Asher]

Nicely done, this is the most impressive thing I've ever seen in my life -- man I love you

[Winston]

Yeah, Canada is 35th.

[Asher]

Canada is not a summer country. Still in the top half.

[Naked Gents Rut]

Adjusting the medal count for population seems pointless.

[DaShi]

I wonder why you think that.

[Winston]

Adjusting the medal count for population seems pointless.

And you waited until now to tell me that!

[Naked Gents Rut]

There are myriad other factors besides population that serve to increase or decrease a country's medal count. Adjusting for only one relevant factor is pointless.

[-Jrabbit]

It's still an interesting exercise, one I was hoping someone would publish.

Poly and Winston FTW!

[Darius871]

I'll process your copyright for a 80% cut Winston

[MOBIUS]

06 -- Wales -- 3 -- 2 -- 0 -- 13 -- 3,004,600 -- 231,123

[MOBIUS]

Proof that we were in fact competing despite China's flag ban!

[Asher]

Yeah, what a big man to do that next to some desolate brick wall...

[Winston]

Originally posted by Darius871
I'll process your copyright for a 80% cut Winston

Man, you must be good, then.

[MOBIUS]

Actually he did it at the medal giving ceremony...

And dad Mike revealed how he defied an International Olympic Committee ban on flying the Welsh flag in Games venues by taking it in for his gold-medal winning son to drape around his shoulders.

“I just took it in and hung it alongside the Union flags on the front of the main grandstand,” said the former army officer.

“I’m a proud Welshman from Wrexham and so is Tom. And I can sing with the best of them at the Millennium Stadium, though my Welsh isn’t quite up to speed.

“The flags of non-competing nations are not supposed to be at the Games, but I thought I’m bringing it in, I’m Welsh and so is Tom. Nobody stopped me and I gave it to Tom to drape around his shoulders after he won gold.

“I was so proud to see my son win the second Welsh gold after Nicole Cooke and, hopefully, we can go and win a few more. It’s great for Wales and GB.

We've had hundreds of years resisting the jackboot of English tyranny, so making a mockery of an authoritarian diktat designed to stifle Tibetan freedom protests was child's play...