2008-08-21T00:42:56-05:00 2010-01-22T20:41:31-05:00 This data set combines Olympic medal results, namely Gold, Silver, Bronze, Total and Score (Gold = 3 points, Silver = 2 points, Bronze = 1 point), with the size of each country's population and economy. Economies are measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in US dollars.<p> For more discussion and charts, visit my <a href='http://www.stubbornmule.net/2008/08/olympics-by-gdp/'>blog post</a>.</p><p> </p> 20055 Beijing Olympics 2008 - Medals by GDP and Population 1a2lHWgYjzttAOtfnBVArg== Official Olympic Site, World Bank, Wikipedia, CIA Factbook. 1016460 2008-08-23T15:08:35-05:00