CleverDonkey’s Final 2008 Beijing Olympic Power Rankings
To see the Power Rankings for the 2012 Games, click here!
Forget medal count – who cares if countries with hundreds of millions (or even billions) of people win a lot of medals? They should win a lot of medals, right? The big question is, which country is kicking ass in their weight class? The answer is in the table below.
This table creates a weighted medal score by giving each country three points for each gold medal, two points for each silver, and one point for each bronze. The country’s Power Rating is calculated by determining how many weighted medal points each country wins per 10,000,000 in population. And to factor in economics, the population only includes those living above the poverty level (according to CIA poverty estimates).
As of this final update (Sunday, 8/24/2008, 10:00am CDT), the Jamaicans have maintained their position and taken first place in the Power Rankings – all fruits ripe, mon! The Bahamians held on for second place, and Iceland snuck into third place in the last day of competition. Mongolia and Slovenia rounded out the top five.
Congratulations to all, and we’ll see you again in four years!
To see the Power Rankings for the 2012 Games, click here!
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Don’t forget to come back in four years – we’ll be tracking the medal races again!!
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