London 2012 olympic medal tally by population

Further reading

• 2012, Hallal, Global physical activity levels: surveillance progress, pitfalls, and prospects [Figure 1]
• 2011, Vagenas, Olympic medals and demo-economic factors: Novel predictors, the ex-host effect, the exact role of team size, and the "population-GDP" model revisited
• 2010, WHO, Global obesity rankings
• 2008, Newman, The Glory of Just Showing Up
• 2008, Xinhua, Jamaica wins the medal tally, by population
• 2008, West, Modelling Olympic Gold
• 2005, Anon. blogger, Medal Predictions Part II - The Per Capita Olympics
• 2004, MacArthur, Genes and human elite athletic performance
• 2002, Morton, Who won the Sydney 2000 Olympics?: An allometric approach
• 2000, Bernard, Who Wins the Olympic Games: Economic Development and Medal Totals

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Post game alterations to the medal count push New Zealand into third place! Although the gold medals per million scores of Jamaica and New Zealand are within the error of the demographic estimate of the population - I strongly suggest that New Zealand and Jamaica share 3rd place.

Sources: population estimates from Photious/CIA WFB, GDP estimates from IMF, medal results from London2012.com. Note that these results are accurate as at the ending of the Olympic Games event, however as time passes, certain competitors may be stripped of their medals which will definitely affect the country's ranking.

Three tables ranking results using the following methods:

Gold medals per million population

Total medals per million population

Weighted medal score per million population

Last updated 2012-08-14 14:30 (@+10GMT).

85 countries have won medals. 302 gold medals awarded.

Gold medals per million population

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold/Million
1	Grenada	1	0	0	9.1734
2	Bahamas	1	0	0	3.1627
3	New Zealand	6	2	5	1.3863
4	Jamaica	4	4	4	1.3845
5	Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	3	0.8154
6	Hungary	8	4	5	0.8033
7	Croatia	3	1	2	0.6696
8	Lithuania	2	1	2	0.5673
9	Slovenia	1	1	2	0.5008
10	Great Britain	29	17	19	0.4600
11	Latvia	1	0	1	0.4563
12	Cuba	5	3	6	0.4515
13	Norway	2	1	1	0.4249
14	Kazakhstan	7	1	5	0.3995
15	Czech Republic	4	3	3	0.3930
16	Denmark	2	4	3	0.3608
17	Netherlands	6	6	8	0.3586
18	Australia	7	16	12	0.3180
19	Republic of Korea	13	8	7	0.2661
20	Switzerland	2	2	0	0.2612
21	Georgia	1	3	3	0.2188
22	Ireland	1	1	3	0.2118
23	Azerbaijan	2	2	6	0.2107
24	Belarus	2	5	5	0.2096
25	Russian Federation	24	26	32	0.1738
26	France	11	11	12	0.1676
27	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	4	0	2	0.1627
28	United States of America	46	29	29	0.1466
29	Serbia	1	1	2	0.1374
30	Germany	11	19	14	0.1353
31	Ukraine	6	5	9	0.1338
32	Italy	8	9	11	0.1306
33	Sweden	1	4	3	0.1098
34	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	0.0991
35	Tunisia	1	1	1	0.0932
36	Romania	2	5	2	0.0915
37	Spain	3	10	4	0.0638
38	South Africa	3	2	1	0.0615
39	Japan	7	14	17	0.0550
40	Poland	2	2	6	0.0521
41	Islamic Republic of Iran	4	5	3	0.0507
42	Kenya	2	4	5	0.0465
43	Venezuela	1	0	0	0.0357
44	Uzbekistan	1	0	3	0.0352
45	Ethiopia	3	1	3	0.0320
46	Canada	1	5	12	0.0292
47	People's Republic of China	38	27	23	0.0283
48	Algeria	1	0	0	0.0282
49	Uganda	1	0	0	0.0279
50	Turkey	2	2	1	0.0251
51	Argentina	1	1	2	0.0237
52	Colombia	1	3	4	0.0221
53	Brazil	3	5	9	0.0146
54	Mexico	1	3	3	0.0087

Total medals per million population

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total Medals	Total Medals /Million
1	Grenada	1	0	0	1	9.1734
2	Jamaica	4	4	4	12	4.1534
3	Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	3	4	3.2616
4	Bahamas	1	0	0	1	3.1627
5	New Zealand	6	2	5	13	3.0037
6	Slovenia	1	1	2	4	2.0034
7	Hungary	8	4	5	17	1.7071
8	Denmark	2	4	3	9	1.6235
9	Australia	7	16	12	35	1.5898
10	Mongolia	0	2	3	5	1.5723
11	Estonia	0	1	1	2	1.5690
12	Georgia	1	3	3	7	1.5314
13	Montenegro	0	1	0	1	1.5212
14	Lithuania	2	1	2	5	1.4181
15	Croatia	3	1	2	6	1.3393
16	Cuba	5	3	6	14	1.2641
17	Belarus	2	5	5	12	1.2575
18	Netherlands	6	6	8	20	1.1954
19	Ireland	1	1	3	5	1.0589
20	Azerbaijan	2	2	6	10	1.0533
21	Great Britain	29	17	19	65	1.0310
22	Qatar	0	0	2	2	1.0248
23	Armenia	0	1	2	3	1.0099
24	Czech Republic	4	3	3	10	0.9826
25	Latvia	1	0	1	2	0.9126
26	Sweden	1	4	3	8	0.8788
27	Cyprus	0	1	0	1	0.8787
28	Norway	2	1	1	4	0.8497
29	Bahrain	0	0	1	1	0.8011
30	Kazakhstan	7	1	5	13	0.7419
31	Slovakia	0	1	3	4	0.7295
32	Gabon	0	1	0	1	0.6218
33	Russian Federation	24	26	32	82	0.5938
34	Republic of Korea	13	8	7	28	0.5731
35	Finland	0	1	2	3	0.5700
36	Serbia	1	1	2	4	0.5497
37	Republic of Moldova	0	0	2	2	0.5469
38	Germany	11	19	14	44	0.5412
39	Canada	1	5	12	18	0.5248
40	Switzerland	2	2	0	4	0.5225
41	France	11	11	12	34	0.5181
42	Puerto Rico	0	1	1	2	0.5001
43	Botswana	0	1	0	1	0.4766
44	Italy	8	9	11	28	0.4571
45	Ukraine	6	5	9	20	0.4459
46	Romania	2	5	2	9	0.4119
47	Kuwait	0	0	1	1	0.3779
48	Singapore	0	0	2	2	0.3736
49	Spain	3	10	4	17	0.3614
50	United States of America	46	29	29	104	0.3314
51	Japan	7	14	17	38	0.2983
52	Belgium	0	1	2	3	0.2874
53	Bulgaria	0	1	1	2	0.2842
54	Tunisia	1	1	1	3	0.2795
55	Poland	2	2	6	10	0.2603
56	Kenya	2	4	5	11	0.2557
57	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	4	0	2	6	0.2440
58	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	2	0.1982
59	Greece	0	0	2	2	0.1857
60	Colombia	1	3	4	8	0.1768
61	Islamic Republic of Iran	4	5	3	12	0.1522
62	Uzbekistan	1	0	3	4	0.1409
63	Hong Kong, China	0	0	1	1	0.1398
64	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1	0.1287
65	South Africa	3	2	1	6	0.1229
66	Argentina	1	1	2	4	0.0948
67	Portugal	0	1	0	1	0.0928
68	Taipei (Chinese Taipei)	0	1	1	2	0.0865
69	Brazil	3	5	9	17	0.0826
70	Ethiopia	3	1	3	7	0.0746
71	Guatemala	0	1	0	1	0.0709
72	Malaysia	0	1	1	2	0.0685
73	People's Republic of China	38	27	23	88	0.0655
74	Turkey	2	2	1	5	0.0627
75	Mexico	1	3	3	7	0.0609
76	Thailand	0	2	1	3	0.0447
77	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1	0.0377
78	Venezuela	1	0	0	1	0.0357
79	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1	0.0329
80	Morocco	0	0	1	1	0.0310
81	Algeria	1	0	0	1	0.0282
82	Uganda	1	0	0	1	0.0279
83	Egypt	0	2	0	2	0.0239
84	Indonesia	0	1	1	2	0.0081
85	India	0	2	4	6	0.0050

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

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Weighted Medals	Weighted Medals /Million
1	Grenada	1	0	0	4	36.6935
2	Bahamas	1	0	0	4	12.6509
3	Jamaica	4	4	4	28	9.6913
4	New Zealand	6	2	5	33	7.6249
5	Trinidad and Tobago	1	0	3	7	5.7078
6	Hungary	8	4	5	45	4.5188
7	Slovenia	1	1	2	8	4.0068
8	Croatia	3	1	2	16	3.5714
9	Denmark	2	4	3	19	3.4275
10	Lithuania	2	1	2	12	3.4035
11	Australia	7	16	12	72	3.2704
12	Montenegro	0	1	0	2	3.0423
13	Cuba	5	3	6	32	2.8893
14	Georgia	1	3	3	13	2.8441
15	Great Britain	29	17	19	169	2.6805
16	Netherlands	6	6	8	44	2.6299
17	Czech Republic	4	3	3	25	2.4564
18	Belarus	2	5	5	23	2.4102
19	Estonia	0	1	1	3	2.3535
20	Norway	2	1	1	11	2.3368
21	Latvia	1	0	1	5	2.2815
22	Mongolia	0	2	3	7	2.2013
23	Kazakhstan	7	1	5	35	1.9975
24	Ireland	1	1	3	9	1.9060
25	Azerbaijan	2	2	6	18	1.8960
26	Cyprus	0	1	0	2	1.7574
27	Sweden	1	4	3	15	1.6477
28	Switzerland	2	2	0	12	1.5675
29	Republic of Korea	13	8	7	75	1.5350
30	Armenia	0	1	2	4	1.3466
31	Russian Federation	24	26	32	180	1.3036
32	Gabon	0	1	0	2	1.2435
33	France	11	11	12	78	1.1885
34	Germany	11	19	14	96	1.1807
35	Serbia	1	1	2	8	1.0994
36	Qatar	0	0	2	2	1.0248
37	Italy	8	9	11	61	0.9957
38	Ukraine	6	5	9	43	0.9587
39	Botswana	0	1	0	2	0.9533
40	Romania	2	5	2	20	0.9154
41	Slovakia	0	1	3	5	0.9119
42	United States of America	46	29	29	271	0.8635
43	Bahrain	0	0	1	1	0.8011
44	Spain	3	10	4	36	0.7653
45	Finland	0	1	2	4	0.7600
46	Canada	1	5	12	26	0.7580
47	Puerto Rico	0	1	1	3	0.7502
48	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	4	0	2	18	0.7320
49	Tunisia	1	1	1	7	0.6522
50	Dominican Republic	1	1	0	6	0.5947
51	Japan	7	14	17	73	0.5731
52	Republic of Moldova	0	0	2	2	0.5469
53	Kenya	2	4	5	21	0.4882
54	Poland	2	2	6	18	0.4686
55	Bulgaria	0	1	1	3	0.4263
56	Belgium	0	1	2	4	0.3832
57	Kuwait	0	0	1	1	0.3779
58	Singapore	0	0	2	2	0.3736
59	Islamic Republic of Iran	4	5	3	29	0.3677
60	South Africa	3	2	1	17	0.3483
61	Colombia	1	3	4	14	0.3095
62	Uzbekistan	1	0	3	7	0.2465
63	Argentina	1	1	2	8	0.1896
64	Greece	0	0	2	2	0.1857
65	Portugal	0	1	0	2	0.1855
66	Ethiopia	3	1	3	17	0.1812
67	People's Republic of China	38	27	23	229	0.1705
68	Turkey	2	2	1	13	0.1630
69	Brazil	3	5	9	31	0.1507
70	Venezuela	1	0	0	4	0.1426
71	Guatemala	0	1	0	2	0.1419
72	Hong Kong, China	0	0	1	1	0.1398
73	Taipei (Chinese Taipei)	0	1	1	3	0.1298
74	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1	0.1287
75	Mexico	1	3	3	13	0.1131
76	Algeria	1	0	0	4	0.1130
77	Uganda	1	0	0	4	0.1115
78	Malaysia	0	1	1	3	0.1028
79	Thailand	0	2	1	5	0.0745
80	Egypt	0	2	0	4	0.0478
81	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1	0.0377
82	Afghanistan	0	0	1	1	0.0329
83	Morocco	0	0	1	1	0.0310
84	Indonesia	0	1	1	3	0.0121
85	India	0	2	4	8	0.0066

Checks for updates every 15 minutes, adjusts and updates the website as necessary. Note: there was a bug with two digit scores that was only detected and corrected on 19:15 1 Aug 2012 +10UT when China had 13 gold medals.