Athens 2004 Olympic Results by Population

Athens 2004 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.

Any queries or if you spot a problem contact me simon@neoporcupine.net

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

Last updated 12:07 Monday the 6th of September, 2004 (@+10GMT). The population data is stolen from the World Bank. The medal data is filtered out of Official website, The program to calculate the data was written by me using Delphi. I use GNU Wget to download the web page and MoveIt Freely to transfer these web pages to my site. The time is all mine.

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.

Gold medals per million population

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Gold/Million

1 THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 3.1546

2 NORWAY 5 0 1 1.0965

3 AUSTRALIA 17 16 16 0.8547

4 CUBA 9 7 11 0.7965

5 HUNGARY 8 6 3 0.7905

6 JAMAICA 2 1 2 0.7576

7 NEW ZEALAND 3 2 0 0.7483

8 GREECE 6 6 4 0.5618

9 SWEDEN 4 1 2 0.4466

10 GEORGIA 2 2 0 0.3902

11 SLOVAKIA 2 2 2 0.3717

12 DENMARK 2 0 6 0.3713

13 ROMANIA 8 5 6 0.3604

14 LITHUANIA 1 2 0 0.2895

15 BULGARIA 2 1 9 0.2556

16 IRELAND 1 0 0 0.2534

17 AUSTRIA 2 4 1 0.2482

18 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0.2475

19 NETHERLANDS 4 9 9 0.2467

20 CROATIA 1 2 2 0.2244

21 BELARUS 2 6 7 0.2024

22 RUSSIA 27 27 38 0.1883

23 KOREA, SOUTH 9 12 9 0.1878

24 UKRAINE 9 5 9 0.1861

25 FRANCE 11 9 13 0.1842

26 ITALY 10 11 11 0.1735

27 GERMANY 14 16 18 0.1696

28 UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) 9 9 12 0.1518

29 ISRAEL 1 0 1 0.1495

30 SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 0.1362

31 CHILE 2 0 1 0.1268

32 JAPAN 16 9 12 0.1258

33 AZERBAIJAN 1 0 4 0.1215

34 UNITED STATES 35 39 29 0.1203

35 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0.1144

36 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 3 4 0.0980

37 BELGIUM 1 0 2 0.0966

38 CANADA 3 6 3 0.0948

39 TAIWAN (CHINESE TAIPEI) 2 2 1 0.0901

40 POLAND 3 2 5 0.0785

41 UZBEKISTAN 2 1 2 0.0781

42 ZIMBABWE 1 1 1 0.0763

43 SPAIN 3 11 5 0.0730

44 KAZAKHSTAN 1 4 3 0.0671

45 MOROCCO 2 1 0 0.0664

46 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.0622

47 ARGENTINA 2 0 4 0.0521

48 THAILAND 3 1 4 0.0484

49 TURKEY 3 3 4 0.0424

50 KENYA 1 4 2 0.0313

51 IRAN 2 2 2 0.0301

52 ETHIOPIA 2 3 2 0.0291

53 CHINA 32 17 14 0.0248

54 BRAZIL 4 3 3 0.0227

55 SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 2 0.0221

56 EGYPT 1 1 3 0.0148

57 INDONESIA 1 1 2 0.0047

Total medals per million population

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Total Medals
/Million

1 THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 6.3091

2 AUSTRALIA 17 16 16 2.4635

3 CUBA 9 7 11 2.3896

4 ESTONIA 0 1 2 2.2222

5 SLOVENIA 0 1 3 2.0367

6 JAMAICA 2 1 2 1.8939

7 LATVIA 0 4 0 1.7234

8 HUNGARY 8 6 3 1.6798

9 BULGARIA 2 1 9 1.5337

10 BELARUS 2 6 7 1.5181

11 GREECE 6 6 4 1.4981

12 DENMARK 2 0 6 1.4851

13 NETHERLANDS 4 9 9 1.3568

14 NORWAY 5 0 1 1.3158

15 NEW ZEALAND 3 2 0 1.2472

16 CROATIA 1 2 2 1.1221

17 SLOVAKIA 2 2 2 1.1150

18 AUSTRIA 2 4 1 0.8686

19 LITHUANIA 1 2 0 0.8686

20 ROMANIA 8 5 6 0.8559

21 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 3 4 0.7842

22 SWEDEN 4 1 2 0.7816

23 GEORGIA 2 2 0 0.7803

24 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0.7616

25 SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 0.6808

26 RUSSIA 27 27 38 0.6415

27 KOREA, SOUTH 9 12 9 0.6261

28 AZERBAIJAN 1 0 4 0.6073

29 GERMANY 14 16 18 0.5815

30 ITALY 10 11 11 0.5551

31 FRANCE 11 9 13 0.5525

32 KAZAKHSTAN 1 4 3 0.5366

33 UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) 9 9 12 0.5061

34 UKRAINE 9 5 9 0.4756

35 SPAIN 3 11 5 0.4623

36 MONGOLIA 0 0 1 0.4032

37 FINLAND 0 2 0 0.3839

38 CANADA 3 6 3 0.3794

39 UNITED STATES 35 39 29 0.3539

40 ISRAEL 1 0 1 0.2990

41 PORTUGAL 0 2 1 0.2944

42 JAPAN 16 9 12 0.2909

43 BELGIUM 1 0 2 0.2899

44 POLAND 3 2 5 0.2618

45 IRELAND 1 0 0 0.2534

46 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0.2475

47 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (YUGOSLAVIA) 0 2 0 0.2468

48 ZIMBABWE 1 1 1 0.2290

49 ERITREA 0 0 1 0.2278

50 TAIWAN (CHINESE TAIPEI) 2 2 1 0.2253

51 KOREA, NORTH (DPR OF KOREA) 0 4 1 0.2211

52 KENYA 1 4 2 0.2193

53 UZBEKISTAN 2 1 2 0.1953

54 CHILE 2 0 1 0.1902

55 PARAGUAY 0 1 0 0.1772

56 ARGENTINA 2 0 4 0.1563

57 HONG KONG 0 1 0 0.1467

58 TURKEY 3 3 4 0.1414

59 SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 2 0.1325

60 THAILAND 3 1 4 0.1290

61 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0.1144

62 ETHIOPIA 2 3 2 0.1020

63 MOROCCO 2 1 0 0.0996

64 IRAN 2 2 2 0.0904

65 VENEZUELA 0 0 2 0.0783

66 EGYPT 1 1 3 0.0740

67 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.0622

68 SYRIA 0 0 1 0.0575

69 BRAZIL 4 3 3 0.0566

70 CHINA 32 17 14 0.0489

71 MEXICO 0 3 1 0.0391

72 COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0.0225

73 INDONESIA 1 1 2 0.0187

74 NIGERIA 0 0 2 0.0147

75 INDIA 0 1 0 0.0009

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

Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze Weighted Medals
/Million

1 THE BAHAMAS 1 0 1 15.7729

2 AUSTRALIA 17 16 16 5.8321

3 CUBA 9 7 11 5.3987

4 HUNGARY 8 6 3 4.6443

5 NORWAY 5 0 1 4.6053

6 JAMAICA 2 1 2 4.5455

7 NEW ZEALAND 3 2 0 3.9910

8 GREECE 6 6 4 3.7453

9 LATVIA 0 4 0 3.4468

10 ESTONIA 0 1 2 2.9630

11 BELARUS 2 6 7 2.7325

12 NETHERLANDS 4 9 9 2.6519

13 SLOVAKIA 2 2 2 2.6017

14 DENMARK 2 0 6 2.5988

15 SLOVENIA 0 1 3 2.5458

16 BULGARIA 2 1 9 2.4284

17 GEORGIA 2 2 0 2.3410

18 LITHUANIA 1 2 0 2.3162

19 CROATIA 1 2 2 2.2442

20 SWEDEN 4 1 2 2.2331

21 ROMANIA 8 5 6 2.1622

22 AUSTRIA 2 4 1 2.1094

23 KOREA, SOUTH 9 12 9 1.4401

24 RUSSIA 27 27 38 1.3945

25 CZECH REPUBLIC 1 3 4 1.3723

26 GERMANY 14 16 18 1.2841

27 ITALY 10 11 11 1.2663

28 FRANCE 11 9 13 1.2558

29 SWITZERLAND 1 1 3 1.2255

30 UKRAINE 9 5 9 1.1374

31 UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) 9 9 12 1.1134

32 IRELAND 1 0 0 1.0134

33 KAZAKHSTAN 1 4 3 1.0062

34 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 1 0 0 0.9899

35 AZERBAIJAN 1 0 4 0.9717

36 SPAIN 3 11 5 0.9489

37 CANADA 3 6 3 0.8536

38 UNITED STATES 35 39 29 0.8487

39 FINLAND 0 2 0 0.7678

40 TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 0 0 1 0.7616

41 ISRAEL 1 0 1 0.7476

42 JAPAN 16 9 12 0.7389

43 TAIWAN (CHINESE TAIPEI) 2 2 1 0.5858

44 BELGIUM 1 0 2 0.5798

45 CHILE 2 0 1 0.5706

46 POLAND 3 2 5 0.5498

47 ZIMBABWE 1 1 1 0.5343

48 SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO (YUGOSLAVIA) 0 2 0 0.4936

49 PORTUGAL 0 2 1 0.4906

50 UZBEKISTAN 2 1 2 0.4687

51 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 1 0 0 0.4577

52 KENYA 1 4 2 0.4387

53 MONGOLIA 0 0 1 0.4032

54 KOREA, NORTH (DPR OF KOREA) 0 4 1 0.3980

55 PARAGUAY 0 1 0 0.3544

56 MOROCCO 2 1 0 0.3321

57 ARGENTINA 2 0 4 0.3127

58 TURKEY 3 3 4 0.3111

59 HONG KONG 0 1 0 0.2934

60 THAILAND 3 1 4 0.2903

61 SOUTH AFRICA 1 3 2 0.2649

62 CAMEROON 1 0 0 0.2486

63 ETHIOPIA 2 3 2 0.2332

64 ERITREA 0 0 1 0.2278

65 IRAN 2 2 2 0.2109

66 BRAZIL 4 3 3 0.1416

67 CHINA 32 17 14 0.1366

68 EGYPT 1 1 3 0.1332

69 VENEZUELA 0 0 2 0.0783

70 MEXICO 0 3 1 0.0684

71 SYRIA 0 0 1 0.0575

72 INDONESIA 1 1 2 0.0373

73 COLOMBIA 0 0 1 0.0225

74 NIGERIA 0 0 2 0.0147

75 INDIA 0 1 0 0.0019

Rank	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Gold/Million
1	THE BAHAMAS	1	0	1	3.1546
2	NORWAY	5	0	1	1.0965
3	AUSTRALIA	17	16	16	0.8547
4	CUBA	9	7	11	0.7965
5	HUNGARY	8	6	3	0.7905
6	JAMAICA	2	1	2	0.7576
7	NEW ZEALAND	3	2	0	0.7483
8	GREECE	6	6	4	0.5618
9	SWEDEN	4	1	2	0.4466
10	GEORGIA	2	2	0	0.3902
11	SLOVAKIA	2	2	2	0.3717
12	DENMARK	2	0	6	0.3713
13	ROMANIA	8	5	6	0.3604
14	LITHUANIA	1	2	0	0.2895
15	BULGARIA	2	1	9	0.2556
16	IRELAND	1	0	0	0.2534
17	AUSTRIA	2	4	1	0.2482
18	UNITED ARAB EMIRATES	1	0	0	0.2475
19	NETHERLANDS	4	9	9	0.2467
20	CROATIA	1	2	2	0.2244
21	BELARUS	2	6	7	0.2024
22	RUSSIA	27	27	38	0.1883
23	KOREA, SOUTH	9	12	9	0.1878
24	UKRAINE	9	5	9	0.1861
25	FRANCE	11	9	13	0.1842
26	ITALY	10	11	11	0.1735
27	GERMANY	14	16	18	0.1696
28	UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN)	9	9	12	0.1518
29	ISRAEL	1	0	1	0.1495
30	SWITZERLAND	1	1	3	0.1362
31	CHILE	2	0	1	0.1268
32	JAPAN	16	9	12	0.1258
33	AZERBAIJAN	1	0	4	0.1215
34	UNITED STATES	35	39	29	0.1203
35	DOMINICAN REPUBLIC	1	0	0	0.1144
36	CZECH REPUBLIC	1	3	4	0.0980
37	BELGIUM	1	0	2	0.0966
38	CANADA	3	6	3	0.0948
39	TAIWAN (CHINESE TAIPEI)	2	2	1	0.0901
40	POLAND	3	2	5	0.0785
41	UZBEKISTAN	2	1	2	0.0781
42	ZIMBABWE	1	1	1	0.0763
43	SPAIN	3	11	5	0.0730
44	KAZAKHSTAN	1	4	3	0.0671
45	MOROCCO	2	1	0	0.0664
46	CAMEROON	1	0	0	0.0622
47	ARGENTINA	2	0	4	0.0521
48	THAILAND	3	1	4	0.0484
49	TURKEY	3	3	4	0.0424
50	KENYA	1	4	2	0.0313
51	IRAN	2	2	2	0.0301
52	ETHIOPIA	2	3	2	0.0291
53	CHINA	32	17	14	0.0248
54	BRAZIL	4	3	3	0.0227
55	SOUTH AFRICA	1	3	2	0.0221
56	EGYPT	1	1	3	0.0148
57	INDONESIA	1	1	2	0.0047