Mr. Morden
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« on: August 05, 2012, 12:31:00 AM » |
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Remarkably strong correlation between total medal count so far (total medals, not golds) and nominal GDP....
Largest total GDP (nominal) in 2011 (from the IMF):
1) USA 2) China 3) Japan 4) Germany 5) France 6) Brazil 7) UK 8 ) Italy 9) Russia 10) Canada 11) India 12) Spain 13) Australia 14) Mexico 15) South Korea
Most total medals at the 2012 Summer Olympics (so far):
1) USA 2) China 3) UK 4) Russia 5) Japan 6) France 7) Germany 8 ) Australia 9) South Korea 10) Italy 11) Canada 12) The Netherlands 13(tie) Ukraine 13(tie) Romania 13(tie) New Zealand
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