Sports Asked by Kerk on January 21, 2021
I am curious about countries that has won the least medals or even is there countries that never won any kind of medals in history of sports in the Olympics?
Not including those countries with low populations (below 5 million – like San Marino, Monaco etc.).
So you're looking for:
countries that never won any kind of medals in [the] history of ... the Olympics [...] with population at least 5 million.
There are actually 26 such countries in existence, and for the sake of completion, here they all are:
| Country | Population1 | Appearances without a medal2 |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 25 million | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 161 million | 9 |
| Benin | 11.5 million | 11 |
| Bolivia | 11.4 million | 20 |
| Burkina Faso | 20.1 million | 9 |
| Cambodia | 15.3 million | 9 |
| Chad | 13.7 million | 12 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 91.9 million | 12 |
| El Salvador | 6.4 million | 11 |
| Guinea | 12.4 million | 11 |
| Honduras | 9.6 million | 12 |
| Laos | 7.1 million | 9 |
| Libya | ~7 million | 10 |
| Madagascar | 26.3 million | 14 |
| Malawi | 18.1 million | 10 |
| Mali | 19.3 million | 13 |
| Myanmar | 53.6 million | 17 |
| Nicaragua | 6.2 million | 12 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8.6 million | 10 |
| Republic of the Congo | 5.2 million | 12 |
| Rwanda | 11.3 million | 9 |
| Sierra Leone | 7.1 million | 11 |
| Somalia | 11 million | 9 |
| South Sudan | 11 million | 1 |
| Turkmenistan | 5.8 million | 6 |
| Yemen | 28.5 million | 7 |
1As of December 2019
2As of the end of the 2018 Winter Olympics
A few points that stand out:
Which of these 26 countries is the worst is a matter of debate, and outside the scope of this website.
Correct answer by F1Krazy on January 21, 2021
According to this Wikipedia entry - as of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, there are 71 (of 201) countries, that are/were part of the Olympic movement, that are yet to achieve a medal at any Olympic Games; Summer or Winter.
The worst performing country (with over 5m population) appears to be Bolivia.
Bolivia have competed at 20 Olympic Games (14 Summer, 6 Winter), have sent 78 competitors (63 Summer, 15 Winter), but are yet to register a medal position.
Answered by ImClarky on January 21, 2021
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