Olympic Medal tables - who is in the lead per head of population?

Question

We know that America and China always top the medal tables, but surely thats because they have more athletes than the UK. Per number of athletes and per number of population, who is in the lead in the medal stakes??

Answer 1

This site is quite interesting, it gives different tables based on Population, GDP and Human rights.

http://www.beatsdesign.co.uk/cgi-bin/blo...

Answer 2

America.

Britain are doing better than normal. Yay us!

Answer 3

Taiwan.

Answer 4

Here's the most up to date list I could find:

1. Jamaica (10) - 280,433

2. Bahamas (1) - 307,451

3. Slovenia (5) - 401,542

4. New Zealand (9) - 463,717

5. Australia (42) - 490,496

6. Armenia (6) - 494,764

7. Trinidad & Tobago (2) - 523,683

8. Cuba (19) - 601,260

9. Belarus (16) - 605,360

10. Estonia (2) - 653,802

Answer 5

It was Armenia a few days ago, might have changed

Answer 6

The last I hear it was New Zealand, but that was two days ago (20 August).

Answer 7

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/olympics...