SujitPrakash Posted August 11, 2021 Share Posted August 11, 2021 Bermuda and San Marino could lay claim to enjoying the most successful Olympic campaigns at Tokyo 2020 if the barometer of success came down to gold medals and overall medals per population. While the United States and China have battled it out for supremacy at the top of the overall tally - based on gold medals and overall medals - there is always intrigue surrounding the performances of smaller nations based on their populations. Solid gold: Triathlete Flora Duffy celebrates becoming Bermuda’s first ever Olympic champion.CREDIT:GETTY Australia finished the Tokyo Games with a total of 46 medals - 17 gold, seven silver and 22 bronze - to finish sixth on the tally behind the USA, China, Japan, Great Britain and the Russian Olympic Committee. Australia improved on its medal standings in Rio 2016 (10th) and London 2012 (8th) and equalled its record for the most gold medals at an Olympics (17), set in Athens. For a country with just over 25 million people, Australia won a gold medal for every 1,499,993 individuals and a medal for every 554,345 people. That puts Australia 12th on the list for gold medals per person, and 14th for overall medals by that same metric. New Zealand celebrate after defeating France to win gold in rugby sevens. CREDIT:GETTY New Zealanders are quick to point out that, with a population of just under five million people, they punch above their weight. There is merit to that argument, particularly at these Olympics given New Zealand won 20 medals - their highest ever tally. Keep in mind Jamaica had done better than New Zealand on the medal tally in every summer Games since 1992. While New Zealand was excellent, the Kiwis weren’t the most successful overall when it comes to medals or golds per person. Their seven gold medals equates to a top-of-the-podium achievement for every 688,890 citizens, to go with a medal for every 241,112 New Zealanders. For countries with more than one million citizens, the Kiwis take top spot. But in terms of gold medals per capita, Bermuda is the winner. Population Per Medal … Country (population) medals average people per medal San Marino (33,931) 3 11,310 Bermuda (63,918) 1 63,918 Grenada (112,523) 1 112,523 Bahamas (393,244) 2 196,622 New Zealand (4,822,233) 20 241,112 Jamaica (2,961,167) 9 329,019 Slovenia (2,078,938) 5 415,788 Fiji (896,445) 2 448,222 Netherlands (17,134,872) 36 475,969 Georgia (3,989,167) 8 498,645 Hungary (9,660,351) 19 508,439 Croatia (4,105,267) 8 513,158 Denmark (5,792,202) 11 526,563 Australia (25,499,884) 46 554,345 Estonia (1,326,535) 2 663,267 … and population per gold medal Country (population) gold medals average people per medal Bermuda (63,918) 1 63,918 Bahamas (393,244) 2 196,622 New Zealand (4,822,233) 7 688,890 Slovenia (2,078,938) 3 692,979 Jamaica (2,961,167) 4 740,292 Fiji (896,445) 1 896,445 Kosovo (1,859,203) 2 929,601 Estonia (1,326,535) 1 1,326,535 Norway (5,421,241) 4 1,355,310 Croatia (4,105,267) 3 1,368,422 Qatar (2,881,053) 2 1,440,526 Australia (25,499,884) 17 1,499,993 Hungary (9,660,351) 6 1,610,058 Netherlands (17,134,872) 10 1,713,487 When female triathlete Flora Duffy won her country’s first ever gold medal at the Olympics, it sparked wild celebrations, particularly given the small island in the North Atlantic Ocean has a population of just 63,918. In second on the list of most successful countries by gold medals is the Bahamas (196,622 per person), followed by New Zealand (688,890), Slovenia (692,979) and Jamaica (740,292), the latter of which won all four gold medals in track and field. When analysing overall medals per person, San Marino wins this category. The tiny country located inside Italy - with a population of 33,391 - won three medals, therefore averaging one per 11,310 citizens. Bermuda’s figure of one every 63,918 doesn’t change, while further down the list was Grenada (112,523 people per medal), Bahamas (196,622 per medal) and New Zealand (241,112 per medal). From No.6 to No.10 on the list is Jamaica (329,019 people per medal), Slovenia (415,788), Fiji (448,222), Netherlands (475,969) and Georgia (498,645). When looking at bigger countries, Indonesia won just one gold medal and has a population of more than 273 million people, while India has one medal to show for every 276 million or so people. https://www.theage.com.au/sport/minnow-magic-the-most-successful-nations-by-population-at-tokyo-games-20210808-p58gw1.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poyzzplaidwell Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Australian citizens are richest in the world per capita. It is called a lucky country, as they just plenty of land full of mineral resources, and an established British system by default since beginning. I do not consider anything they achieve as some big achievement. It is still a backward country in terms of lot of things, especially their treatment of Aboriginal People, Poor Internet connectivity and no advance industry. They basically dig up rocks and sell it to China. Pure Dumb Luck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lucky_Country Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poyzzplaidwell Posted August 13, 2021 Share Posted August 13, 2021 Also, Going by the posts of OP on this forum, he/she seems to have some wierd obsession with posting stats of White Countries to somehow put down India Achievement. Sujith Adbul from Pakistan seems to be trying to troll us here. But we know who you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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