China 2008 olympic medal tally by population

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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 2008-08-24 19:27:56.129564 (@+10GMT). The population data is extracted from the World Fact Book. The medal data is filtered out of Official website. The program to calculate the data was written by me using Python. Updated every 15 minutes as necessary (only after new medals have been awarded).

87 countries have won medals. 302 gold medals awarded.

Gold medals per million population

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold/Million
1	Jamaica	6	3	2	2.1582
2	Bahrain	1	0	0	1.4113
3	Estonia	1	1	0	0.7599
4	New Zealand	3	1	5	0.7289
5	Australia	14	15	17	0.6851
6	Mongolia	2	2	0	0.6776
7	Norway	3	5	2	0.6482
8	Georgia	3	0	3	0.6457
9	Slovakia	3	2	1	0.5507
10	Slovenia	1	2	2	0.4977
11	Latvia	1	1	1	0.4425
12	Netherlands	7	5	4	0.4224
13	Belarus	4	5	10	0.4113
14	Denmark	2	2	3	0.3658
15	Great Britain	19	13	15	0.3126
16	Panama	1	0	0	0.3084
17	Hungary	3	5	2	0.3013
18	Czech Republic	3	3	0	0.2933
19	Korea	13	10	8	0.2651
20	Switzerland	2	0	4	0.2647
21	Germany	16	10	15	0.1942
22	Finland	1	1	2	0.1909
23	Romania	4	1	3	0.1796
24	Cuba	2	11	11	0.1755
25	Russian Fed.	23	21	28	0.1627
26	Ukraine	7	5	15	0.1512
27	Italy	8	10	10	0.1376
28	Bulgaria	1	1	3	0.1366
29	Kenya	5	5	4	0.1355
30	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	0.1308
31	Spain	5	10	3	0.1236
32	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	0.1231
33	United States	36	38	36	0.1195
34	France	7	16	17	0.1099
35	Dominican Rep.	1	1	0	0.1068
36	Tunisia	1	0	0	0.0973
37	Belgium	1	1	0	0.0962
38	Portugal	1	1	0	0.0940
39	Canada	3	9	6	0.0898
40	DPR Korea	2	1	3	0.0858
41	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	0.0812
42	Poland	3	6	1	0.0779
43	Japan	9	6	10	0.0706
44	Cameroon	1	0	0	0.0554
45	Ethiopia	4	1	2	0.0523
46	Argentina	2	0	4	0.0496
47	China	51	21	28	0.0386
48	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	0.0360
49	Thailand	2	2	0	0.0307
50	Mexico	2	0	1	0.0184
51	Brazil	3	4	8	0.0158
52	Iran	1	0	1	0.0153
53	Turkey	1	4	3	0.0141
54	Indonesia	1	1	3	0.0043
55	India	1	0	2	0.0009

Total medals per million population

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total Medals	Total Medals /Million
1	Bahamas	0	1	1	2	6.5433
2	Jamaica	6	3	2	11	3.9566
3	Iceland	0	1	0	1	3.3120
4	Slovenia	1	2	2	5	2.4885
5	Australia	14	15	17	46	2.2511
6	New Zealand	3	1	5	9	2.1867
7	Norway	3	5	2	10	2.1608
8	Cuba	2	11	11	24	2.1064
9	Armenia	0	0	6	6	2.0191
10	Belarus	4	5	10	19	1.9538
11	Trinidad/Tobago	0	2	0	2	1.8928
12	Estonia	1	1	0	2	1.5199
13	Bahrain	1	0	0	1	1.4113
14	Lithuania	0	2	3	5	1.3984
15	Mongolia	2	2	0	4	1.3551
16	Latvia	1	1	1	3	1.3275
17	Georgia	3	0	3	6	1.2914
18	Denmark	2	2	3	7	1.2801
19	Croatia	0	2	3	5	1.1128
20	Slovakia	3	2	1	6	1.1014
21	Hungary	3	5	2	10	1.0044
22	Netherlands	7	5	4	16	0.9656
23	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	7	0.8620
24	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	13	0.8505
25	Mauritius	0	0	1	1	0.7994
26	Switzerland	2	0	4	6	0.7942
27	Great Britain	19	13	15	47	0.7733
28	Finland	1	1	2	4	0.7636
29	Ireland	0	1	2	3	0.7301
30	Bulgaria	1	1	3	5	0.6828
31	Korea	13	10	8	31	0.6321
32	France	7	16	17	40	0.6278
33	Czech Republic	3	3	0	6	0.5866
34	Ukraine	7	5	15	27	0.5832
35	Sweden	0	4	1	5	0.5536
36	Canada	3	9	6	18	0.5391
37	Russian Fed.	23	21	28	72	0.5093
38	Germany	16	10	15	41	0.4976
39	Italy	8	10	10	28	0.4815
40	Spain	5	10	3	18	0.4450
41	Kenya	5	5	4	14	0.3793
42	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	2	0.3785
43	Greece	0	2	2	4	0.3736
44	Austria	0	1	2	3	0.3659
45	United States	36	38	36	110	0.3653
46	Romania	4	1	3	8	0.3591
47	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	4	0.3249
48	Panama	1	0	0	1	0.3084
49	Serbia	0	1	2	3	0.2956
50	Tajikistan	0	1	1	2	0.2826
51	Poland	3	6	1	10	0.2596
52	DPR Korea	2	1	3	6	0.2575
53	Rep. of Moldova	0	0	1	1	0.2315
54	Singapore	0	1	0	1	0.2196
55	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	6	0.2160
56	Dominican Rep.	1	1	0	2	0.2135
57	Japan	9	6	10	25	0.1962
58	Belgium	1	1	0	2	0.1925
59	Portugal	1	1	0	2	0.1879
60	Togo	0	0	1	1	0.1754
61	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4	0.1750
62	Israel	0	0	1	1	0.1556
63	Argentina	2	0	4	6	0.1489
64	Turkey	1	4	3	8	0.1124
65	Tunisia	1	0	0	1	0.0973
66	Ethiopia	4	1	2	7	0.0915
67	Brazil	3	4	8	15	0.0789
68	China	51	21	28	100	0.0757
69	Ecuador	0	1	0	1	0.0727
70	Thailand	2	2	0	4	0.0615
71	Chile	0	1	0	1	0.0614
72	Algeria	0	1	1	2	0.0600
73	Morocco	0	1	1	2	0.0592
74	Cameroon	1	0	0	1	0.0554
75	Colombia	0	1	1	2	0.0451
76	Malaysia	0	1	0	1	0.0403
77	Venezuela	0	0	1	1	0.0384
78	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1	0.0314
79	Iran	1	0	1	2	0.0306
80	Nigeria	0	1	3	4	0.0296
81	Mexico	2	0	1	3	0.0276
82	Sudan	0	1	0	1	0.0254
83	South Africa	0	1	0	1	0.0227
84	Indonesia	1	1	3	5	0.0213
85	Egypt	0	0	1	1	0.0124
86	Vietnam	0	1	0	1	0.0117
87	India	1	0	2	3	0.0027

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

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Weighted Medals	Weighted Medals /Million
1	Jamaica	6	3	2	32	11.5102
2	Bahamas	0	1	1	3	9.8150
3	Iceland	0	1	0	2	6.6240
4	Bahrain	1	0	0	4	5.6451
5	Norway	3	5	2	24	5.1859
6	Australia	14	15	17	103	5.0406
7	Slovenia	1	2	2	10	4.9770
8	New Zealand	3	1	5	19	4.6164
9	Estonia	1	1	0	6	4.5596
10	Mongolia	2	2	0	12	4.0653
11	Trinidad/Tobago	0	2	0	4	3.7857
12	Belarus	4	5	10	36	3.7019
13	Cuba	2	11	11	41	3.5984
14	Georgia	3	0	3	15	3.2286
15	Slovakia	3	2	1	17	3.1207
16	Latvia	1	1	1	7	3.0976
17	Denmark	2	2	3	15	2.7432
18	Netherlands	7	5	4	42	2.5346
19	Hungary	3	5	2	24	2.4106
20	Armenia	0	0	6	6	2.0191
21	Lithuania	0	2	3	7	1.9578
22	Great Britain	19	13	15	117	1.9251
23	Czech Republic	3	3	0	18	1.7597
24	Korea	13	10	8	80	1.6312
25	Switzerland	2	0	4	12	1.5884
26	Croatia	0	2	3	7	1.5579
27	Finland	1	1	2	8	1.5272
28	Kazakhstan	2	4	7	23	1.5048
29	Azerbaijan	1	2	4	12	1.4778
30	Panama	1	0	0	4	1.2337
31	Bulgaria	1	1	3	9	1.2290
32	France	7	16	17	77	1.2084
33	Germany	16	10	15	99	1.2014
34	Russian Fed.	23	21	28	162	1.1459
35	Ukraine	7	5	15	53	1.1447
36	Canada	3	9	6	36	1.0782
37	Italy	8	10	10	62	1.0662
38	Spain	5	10	3	43	1.0631
39	Sweden	0	4	1	9	0.9966
40	Ireland	0	1	2	4	0.9735
41	Romania	4	1	3	21	0.9427
42	Kenya	5	5	4	34	0.9211
43	United States	36	38	36	256	0.8501
44	Zimbabwe	1	3	0	10	0.8123
45	Mauritius	0	0	1	1	0.7994
46	Poland	3	6	1	25	0.6490
47	Dominican Rep.	1	1	0	6	0.6406
48	Belgium	1	1	0	6	0.5774
49	Kyrgyzstan	0	1	1	3	0.5677
50	Portugal	1	1	0	6	0.5638
51	Greece	0	2	2	6	0.5604
52	DPR Korea	2	1	3	13	0.5579
53	Austria	0	1	2	4	0.4878
54	Japan	9	6	10	58	0.4551
55	Singapore	0	1	0	2	0.4393
56	Tajikistan	0	1	1	3	0.4239
57	Uzbekistan	1	2	3	11	0.3960
58	Serbia	0	1	2	4	0.3941
59	Tunisia	1	0	0	4	0.3893
60	Argentina	2	0	4	12	0.2978
61	Ethiopia	4	1	2	20	0.2614
62	Rep. of Moldova	0	0	1	1	0.2315
63	Cameroon	1	0	0	4	0.2215
64	Turkey	1	4	3	15	0.2108
65	China	51	21	28	274	0.2073
66	Thailand	2	2	0	12	0.1844
67	Togo	0	0	1	1	0.1754
68	Chinese Taipei	0	0	4	4	0.1750
69	Israel	0	0	1	1	0.1556
70	Brazil	3	4	8	28	0.1474
71	Ecuador	0	1	0	2	0.1454
72	Chile	0	1	0	2	0.1228
73	Algeria	0	1	1	3	0.0900
74	Morocco	0	1	1	3	0.0889
75	Mexico	2	0	1	9	0.0828
76	Malaysia	0	1	0	2	0.0806
77	Iran	1	0	1	5	0.0765
78	Colombia	0	1	1	3	0.0676
79	Sudan	0	1	0	2	0.0508
80	South Africa	0	1	0	2	0.0455
81	Venezuela	0	0	1	1	0.0384
82	Indonesia	1	1	3	9	0.0383
83	Nigeria	0	1	3	5	0.0370
84	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1	0.0314
85	Vietnam	0	1	0	2	0.0235
86	Egypt	0	0	1	1	0.0124
87	India	1	0	2	6	0.0053

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