Sydney 2000 Olympics Results by Population

Sydney 2000 olympic medal tally by population

This page contains Olympic medal results standardised by population. The thinking is that the bigger your population is, the better chance your country might have a freak of nature that can win a medal. Reasonably simple to do and although this statistic is by no means an accurate reflection of a country's performance, medals/population is, in my opinion, a far better indicator of success than simple sum-medals, and is easy for the lay person to comprehend. If you want to see a reasonably good predictive statistical model check out the paper by Bernard & Busse.

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Three tables contain the following:: Gold medals per million population; Total medals per million; Weighted medal score per million

Last updated 8:58 Monday the 2nd of October, 2000 (@+10GMT). The population data is stolen from the World Bank development indicators CD-ROM. The medal data is filtered out of olympics web site, but they have taken off the medal tally so I had to use the official IBM olympics site. The program that strips out all of the poor HTML coding from the olympics web site is a clip library written in NoteTab Pro. The program to automatically collate and calculate the data is written in Delphi. The time is all mine.

Gold medals per million population

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Gold/Million

1 BAHAMAS 1 1 0 3.2885

2 SLOVENIA 2 0 0 1.0131

3 CUBA 11 11 7 0.9829

4 NORWAY 4 3 3 0.8913

5 AUSTRALIA 16 25 17 0.8337

6 HUNGARY 8 6 3 0.7974

7 NETHERLANDS 12 9 4 0.7556

8 ESTONIA 1 0 2 0.6977

9 BULGARIA 5 6 2 0.6137

10 LITHUANIA 2 0 3 0.5409

11 ROMANIA 11 6 9 0.4910

12 YUGOSLAVIA 1 1 1 0.4898

13 SWEDEN 4 5 3 0.4516

14 LATVIA 1 1 1 0.4151

15 FINLAND 2 1 1 0.3861

16 GREECE 4 6 3 0.3791

17 DENMARK 2 3 1 0.3749

18 BELARUS 3 3 11 0.2947

19 NEW ZEALAND 1 0 3 0.2594

20 AZERBAIJAN 2 0 1 0.2483

21 AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0.2472

22 CROATIA 1 0 1 0.2257

23 ITALY 13 8 13 0.2252

24 FRANCE 13 14 11 0.2191

25 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 32 28 28 0.2190

26 KAZAKHSTAN 3 4 0 0.1963

27 CZECH REPUBLIC 2 3 3 0.1946

28 GREAT BRITAIN 11 10 7 0.1860

29 SLOVAKIA 1 3 1 0.1849

30 GERMANY 14 17 26 0.1707

31 KOREA 8 9 11 0.1691

32 POLAND 6 5 3 0.1550

33 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 39 25 33 0.1416

34 SWITZERLAND 1 6 2 0.1400

35 CANADA 3 3 8 0.0971

36 SPAIN 3 3 5 0.0760

37 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.0663

38 KENYA 2 3 2 0.0652

39 ETHIOPIA 4 1 3 0.0622

40 UKRAINE 3 10 10 0.0606

41 MOZAMBIQUE 1 0 0 0.0569

42 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 3 0 1 0.0469

43 TURKEY 3 0 1 0.0459

44 UZBEKISTAN 1 1 2 0.0403

45 JAPAN 5 8 5 0.0394

46 ALGERIA 1 1 3 0.0321

47 COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0.0236

48 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 28 16 15 0.0222

49 THAILAND 1 0 2 0.0160

50 MEXICO 1 2 3 0.0101

51 INDONESIA 1 3 2 0.0048

Total medals per million population

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Medals
/Million

1 BAHAMAS 1 1 0 6.5771

2 BARBADOS 0 0 1 3.7432

3 ICELAND 0 0 1 3.5969

4 AUSTRALIA 16 25 17 3.0222

5 JAMAICA 0 4 3 2.6716

6 CUBA 11 11 7 2.5912

7 NORWAY 4 3 3 2.2282

8 ESTONIA 1 0 2 2.0932

9 HUNGARY 8 6 3 1.6945

10 BELARUS 3 3 11 1.6698

11 BULGARIA 5 6 2 1.5956

12 NETHERLANDS 12 9 4 1.5743

13 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0 1 1 1.5385

14 YUGOSLAVIA 1 1 1 1.4695

15 SWEDEN 4 5 3 1.3549

16 LITHUANIA 2 0 3 1.3521

17 QATAR 0 0 1 1.2719

18 SWITZERLAND 1 6 2 1.2601

19 LATVIA 1 1 1 1.2452

20 GREECE 4 6 3 1.2321

21 ROMANIA 11 6 9 1.1607

22 DENMARK 2 3 1 1.1247

23 GEORGIA 0 0 6 1.0981

24 NEW ZEALAND 1 0 3 1.0377

25 SLOVENIA 2 0 0 1.0131

26 SLOVAKIA 1 3 1 0.9246

27 CZECH REPUBLIC 2 3 3 0.7785

28 FINLAND 2 1 1 0.7723

29 GERMANY 14 17 26 0.6951

30 FRANCE 13 14 11 0.6405

31 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 32 28 28 0.6022

32 KOREA 8 9 11 0.5918

33 ITALY 13 8 13 0.5890

34 COSTA RICA 0 0 2 0.5478

35 KUWAIT 0 0 1 0.5045

36 FORMER YUGOSLAV REP. MACEDONIA 0 0 1 0.4911

37 BELGIUM 0 2 3 0.4878

38 GREAT BRITAIN 11 10 7 0.4734

39 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 0 1 1 0.4684

40 UKRAINE 3 10 10 0.4647

41 KAZAKHSTAN 3 4 0 0.4581

42 CANADA 3 3 8 0.4533

43 CROATIA 1 0 1 0.4513

44 AZERBAIJAN 2 0 1 0.3725

45 AUSTRIA 2 1 0 0.3708

46 POLAND 6 5 3 0.3618

47 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 39 25 33 0.3522

48 URUGUAY 0 1 0 0.2998

49 SPAIN 3 3 5 0.2787

50 IRELAND 0 1 0 0.2636

51 ARMENIA 0 0 1 0.2623

52 KENYA 2 3 2 0.2282

53 CHINESE TAIPEI 0 1 4 0.2261

54 KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 1 0.2134

55 PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0.1997

56 MOROCCO 0 1 4 0.1741

57 DPR KOREA 0 1 3 0.1686

58 UZBEKISTAN 1 1 2 0.1611

59 ISRAEL 0 0 1 0.1608

60 ALGERIA 1 1 3 0.1604

61 JAPAN 5 8 5 0.1417

62 ETHIOPIA 4 1 3 0.1243

63 SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 3 0.1166

64 ARGENTINA 0 2 2 0.1080

65 SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 0.0905

66 BRAZIL 0 6 6 0.0705

67 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.0663

68 CHILE 0 0 1 0.0657

69 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 3 0 1 0.0625

70 TURKEY 3 0 1 0.0612

71 MEXICO 1 2 3 0.0606

72 MOZAMBIQUE 1 0 0 0.0569

73 SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0.0520

74 THAILAND 1 0 2 0.0481

75 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 28 16 15 0.0468

76 INDONESIA 1 3 2 0.0285

77 COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0.0236

78 NIGERIA 0 3 0 0.0236

79 VIETNAM 0 1 0 0.0127

80 INDIA 0 0 1 0.0010

Weighted medal score per million population
Bronze=1 Silver=2 Gold=4

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Weighted Medals
/Million

1 BAHAMAS 1 1 0 19.7313

2 AUSTRALIA 16 25 17 6.8261

3 CUBA 11 11 7 6.5226

4 NORWAY 4 3 3 5.5704

5 HUNGARY 8 6 3 4.6848

6 NETHERLANDS 12 9 4 4.4079

7 JAMAICA 0 4 3 4.1982

8 ESTONIA 1 0 2 4.1864

9 BULGARIA 5 6 2 4.1732

10 SLOVENIA 2 0 0 4.0525

11 BARBADOS 0 0 1 3.7432

12 ICELAND 0 0 1 3.5969

13 YUGOSLAVIA 1 1 1 3.4289

14 SWEDEN 4 5 3 3.2744

15 LITHUANIA 2 0 3 2.9747

16 GREECE 4 6 3 2.9381

17 LATVIA 1 1 1 2.9056

18 ROMANIA 11 6 9 2.9016

19 BELARUS 3 3 11 2.8484

20 DENMARK 2 3 1 2.8118

21 SWITZERLAND 1 6 2 2.5203

22 TRINIDAD & TOBAGO 0 1 1 2.3077

23 FINLAND 2 1 1 2.1238

24 SLOVAKIA 1 3 1 2.0340

25 NEW ZEALAND 1 0 3 1.8160

26 CZECH REPUBLIC 2 3 3 1.6543

27 FRANCE 13 14 11 1.5338

28 RUSSIAN FEDERATION 32 28 28 1.4509

29 GERMANY 14 17 26 1.4147

30 ITALY 13 8 13 1.4033

31 KAZAKHSTAN 3 4 0 1.3089

32 KOREA 8 9 11 1.2893

33 QATAR 0 0 1 1.2719

34 AUSTRIA 2 1 0 1.2361

35 GREAT BRITAIN 11 10 7 1.2004

36 CROATIA 1 0 1 1.1283

37 AZERBAIJAN 2 0 1 1.1174

38 GEORGIA 0 0 6 1.0981

39 POLAND 6 5 3 0.9561

40 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 39 25 33 0.8677

41 UKRAINE 3 10 10 0.8486

42 CANADA 3 3 8 0.8419

43 REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA 0 1 1 0.7026

44 BELGIUM 0 2 3 0.6829

45 URUGUAY 0 1 0 0.5996

46 SPAIN 3 3 5 0.5828

47 COSTA RICA 0 0 2 0.5478

48 IRELAND 0 1 0 0.5272

49 KENYA 2 3 2 0.5216

50 KUWAIT 0 0 1 0.5045

51 FORMER YUGOSLAV REP. MACEDONIA 0 0 1 0.4911

52 ETHIOPIA 4 1 3 0.3264

53 JAPAN 5 8 5 0.3227

54 UZBEKISTAN 1 1 2 0.3223

55 ALGERIA 1 1 3 0.2887

56 CHINESE TAIPEI 0 1 4 0.2713

57 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.2653

58 ARMENIA 0 0 1 0.2623

59 MOZAMBIQUE 1 0 0 0.2274

60 KYRGYZSTAN 0 0 1 0.2134

61 DPR KOREA 0 1 3 0.2107

62 MOROCCO 0 1 4 0.2090

63 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN 3 0 1 0.2031

64 PORTUGAL 0 0 2 0.1997

65 TURKEY 3 0 1 0.1989

66 SOUTH AFRICA 0 2 3 0.1632

67 ARGENTINA 0 2 2 0.1620

68 ISRAEL 0 0 1 0.1608

69 SAUDI ARABIA 0 1 1 0.1357

70 PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA 28 16 15 0.1260

71 MEXICO 1 2 3 0.1111

72 BRAZIL 0 6 6 0.1057

73 THAILAND 1 0 2 0.0961

74 COLOMBIA 1 0 0 0.0945

75 CHILE 0 0 1 0.0657

76 INDONESIA 1 3 2 0.0571

77 SRI LANKA 0 0 1 0.0520

78 NIGERIA 0 3 0 0.0472

79 VIETNAM 0 1 0 0.0254

80 INDIA 0 0 1 0.0010

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold/Million
1	BAHAMAS	1	1	0	3.2885
2	SLOVENIA	2	0	0	1.0131
3	CUBA	11	11	7	0.9829
4	NORWAY	4	3	3	0.8913
5	AUSTRALIA	16	25	17	0.8337
6	HUNGARY	8	6	3	0.7974
7	NETHERLANDS	12	9	4	0.7556
8	ESTONIA	1	0	2	0.6977
9	BULGARIA	5	6	2	0.6137
10	LITHUANIA	2	0	3	0.5409
11	ROMANIA	11	6	9	0.4910
12	YUGOSLAVIA	1	1	1	0.4898
13	SWEDEN	4	5	3	0.4516
14	LATVIA	1	1	1	0.4151
15	FINLAND	2	1	1	0.3861
16	GREECE	4	6	3	0.3791
17	DENMARK	2	3	1	0.3749
18	BELARUS	3	3	11	0.2947
19	NEW ZEALAND	1	0	3	0.2594
20	AZERBAIJAN	2	0	1	0.2483
21	AUSTRIA	2	1	0	0.2472
22	CROATIA	1	0	1	0.2257
23	ITALY	13	8	13	0.2252
24	FRANCE	13	14	11	0.2191
25	RUSSIAN FEDERATION	32	28	28	0.2190
26	KAZAKHSTAN	3	4	0	0.1963
27	CZECH REPUBLIC	2	3	3	0.1946
28	GREAT BRITAIN	11	10	7	0.1860
29	SLOVAKIA	1	3	1	0.1849
30	GERMANY	14	17	26	0.1707
31	KOREA	8	9	11	0.1691
32	POLAND	6	5	3	0.1550
33	UNITED STATES OF AMERICA	39	25	33	0.1416
34	SWITZERLAND	1	6	2	0.1400
35	CANADA	3	3	8	0.0971
36	SPAIN	3	3	5	0.0760
37	CAMEROON	1	0	0	0.0663
38	KENYA	2	3	2	0.0652
39	ETHIOPIA	4	1	3	0.0622
40	UKRAINE	3	10	10	0.0606
41	MOZAMBIQUE	1	0	0	0.0569
42	ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN	3	0	1	0.0469
43	TURKEY	3	0	1	0.0459
44	UZBEKISTAN	1	1	2	0.0403
45	JAPAN	5	8	5	0.0394
46	ALGERIA	1	1	3	0.0321
47	COLOMBIA	1	0	0	0.0236
48	PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA	28	16	15	0.0222
49	THAILAND	1	0	2	0.0160
50	MEXICO	1	2	3	0.0101
51	INDONESIA	1	3	2	0.0048