Bjarne notes the per capita medal distribution
Population per Olympic medal - the top 10
87 countries joined on the podium at the Olympics in China.
* 1. Bahamas, 153,725
* 2. Jamaica, 254,939
* 3. Iceland, 304,367
* 4. Slovenia, 401,542
* 5. Australia, 447,844
* 6. New Zealand, 463,717
* 7. Norway, 464,445
* 8. Cuba, 475,998
* 9. Armenia, 494,764
* 10. Belarus, 509,777
* 18. Denmark, 783,531
* 37. Russia, 1,954,195
* 45. United States, 2,762,042
* 68. China, 13,000,446
* 87. India, 382,665,299
Yes! I always wanted to see medals broken down like this.
Posted by: Anittah Patrick | August 28, 2008 at 16:48