Which country has most Olympic medals? Counts ahead of 2026 Games

The 2026 Olympics from Milan are nearly here. For decades, the Olympics have offered people from around the globe an opportunity to express their patriotism in a sports setting.

Unfortunately, not all countries have done the same amount of cheering. Some countries have experienced vast amounts of success, where others have just felt lucky to be invited. In fact, the discrepancy has become so vast that the most successful countries don’t care about individual medals anymore. All that matters is making sure you have the most medals, whether it be the most golds, or the most all-around.

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While other countries’ athletes are fighting for the opportunity to hear their national anthems, the top dogs hear theirs dozens of times in a single summer or winter.

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Here is where each country stands all-time (counting both the Winter and Summer Games) heading into the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Games:

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Full Olympic medal count

Note: Countries that were once designated as other entities — i.e.: Russia/Soviet Union, Germany/East and West Germany — are classified here as different countries as well

Total Olympic medals

1. United States of America – 3,095

2. Soviet Union – 1,204

3. Great Britain – 1,014

4. Germany – 955

5. France – 954

6. China – 804

7. Italy – 799

8. Sweden – 690

9. Australia – 619

10. Japan – 618

11. Canada – 578

12. Norway – 576

13. Russia – 542

14. Hungary – 540

15. East Germany – 519

16. Netherlands – 503

17. Finland – 480

18. South Korea – 399

19. Switzerland – 382

20. Austria – 351

21. Poland – 331

22. Romania – 318

23. Cuba – 244

24. West Germany – 243

25. Bulgaria – 237

26. Denmark – 215

27. Spain – 192

28. Belgium – 175

29. Brazil – 170

30. Czechoslovakia – 168

31. New Zealand – 163

32. Ukraine – 160

33. United Team of Germany – 137

34. Unified Team – 135

35. Greece – 129

36. Kenya – 124

37. Turkey – 111

38. Czech Republic – 106

39. Belarus – 105

40. Rusian Olympic Committee – 103

41. South Africa – 95

42. Jamaica – 94

43. Iran – 88

44. Yugoslavia – 87

45. Kazakhstan – 86

46. Argentina – 80

47. Mexico – 77

48. North Korea – 63

49. Ethiopia – 62

50. Croatia – 59

51. Azerbaijan – 56

52. Slovenia – 55

53. Uzbekistan – 50

54. Georgia – 47

55. Estonia – 44

56. Slovakia – 43

57. Chinese Taipei – 43

58. Ireland – 42

59. Egypt – 41

60. India – 41

61. Thailand – 41

62. Indonesia – 40

63. Colombia – 38

64. Portugal – 32

65. Latvia – 31

66. Mongolia – 31

67. Lithuania – 30

68. Serbia – 29

69. Nigeria – 27

70. Morocco – 26

71. Mixed team – 25

72. Armenia – 22

73. Algeria – 20

74. Israel – 20

75. Trinidad and Tobago – 19

76. Venezuela – 19

77. Philippines – 18

78. Tunisia – 18

79. Olympic Athletes from Russia -17

80. Bahamas – 16

81. Chile – 15

82. Dominican Republic – 1515

83. Malaysia – 13

84. Hong Kong – 13

85. Kyrgyzstan – 13

86. Australasia – 12

87. Puerto Rico – 12

88. Pakistan – 11

89. Ecuador – 10

90. Liechtenstein – 10

91. Moldova – 10

92. Uruguay – 10

93. Qatar – 9

94. Serbia and Montenegro – 9

95. Bahrain – 8

96. Russian Empire – 8

97. Zimbabwe – 8

98. Tajikistan – 7

99. Cameroon – 6

100. Singapore – 6

101. Ivory Coast – 5

102. Ghana – 5

103. Grenada – 5

104. Kosovo – 5

105. Luxembourg – 5

106. Namibia – 5

107. Peru – 5

108. Vietnam – 5

109. Individual Neutral Athletes – 4

110. Bohemia – 4

111. Botswana – 4

112. Costa Rica – 4

113. Fiji – 4

114. Iceland – 4

115. Jordan – 4

116. Lebanon – 4

117. Panama – 4

118. Saudi Arabia – 4

119. Syria – 4

120. Guatemala – 3

121. Kuwait – 3

122. San Marino – 3

123. Zambia – 3

124. Independent Olympic Participants – 2

125. Afghanistan – 2

126. Albania – 2

127. Bermuda – 2

128. British West Indies – 2

129. Burundi – 2

130. Cyprus – 2

131. Haiti – 2

132. Mozambique – 2

133. Niger – 2

134. North Macedonia – 2

135. Saint Lucia – 2

136. Sri Lanka – 2

137. Suriname – 2

138. Tanzania – 2

139. United Arab Emirates – 2

140. Inependent Olympic Athletes – 2

141. Barbados – 1

142. Burkina Faso – 1

143. Cape Verde – 1

144. Djibouti – 1

145. Dominica – 1

146. Eritrea – 1

147. Gabon – 1

148. Guyana – 1

149. Iraq – 1

150. Mauritius – 1

151. Montenegro – 1

152. Netherlands Antilles – 1

153. Paraguay – 1

154. Refugee Olympic Team – 1

155. Samoa – 1

156. Senegal – 1

157. Sudan – 1

158. Togo – 1

159. Tonga – 1

160. Turkmenistan – 1

161. Virgin Islands – 1

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Winter Olympics medals

1. Norway – 406

2. United States of America – 330

3. Germany – 267

4. Austria – 251

5. Canada – 225

6. Soviet Union – 194

7. Sweden – 177

8. Finland – 175

9. Switzerland – 168

10. Netherlands – 147

11. Italy – 141

12. France – 138

13. Russia – 118

14. East Germany – 110

15. South Korea – 79

16. China – 77

17. Japan – 76

18. West Germany – 39

19. Czech Republic – 34

20. Russian Olympic Committee – 34

21. Czechoslovakia – 32

22. Slovenia – 25

23. Poland – 24

24. Unified Team – 23

25. Belarus – 23

26. Australia – 20

27. United Team of Germany – 19

28. Olympic Athletes from Russia – 19

29. Croatia – 17

30. Hungary – 11

31. Slovakia – 10

32. Latvia – 10

33. Liechtenstein – 10

34. Ukraine – 10

35. Belgium – 9

36. Kazakhstan – 8

37. Estonia – 8

38. Bulgaria – 8

39. New Zealand – 6

40. Spain – 5

41. Yugoslavia – 4

42. North Korea – 2

43. Luxembourg – 2

44. Romania – 1

45. Denmark – 1

46. Uzbekistan – 1

Summer Olympics medals

1. United States of America – 2765

2. Soviet Union – 1010

3. Great Britain – 980

4. France – 816

5. China – 727

6. Germany – 688

7. Italy – 658

8. Australia – 600

9. Japan – 542

10. Hungary – 530

11. Sweden – 514

12. Russia – 422

13. East Germany – 409

14. Netherlands – 356

15. Canada – 353

16. South Korea – 320

17. Romania – 317

18. Poland – 308

19. Finland – 305

20. Cuba – 244

21. Bulgaria – 231

22. Switzerland – 214

23. Denmark – 214

24. West Germany – 204

25. Spain – 187

26. Norway – 171

27. Brazil – 170

28. Belgium – 167

29. New Zealand – 157

30. Ukraine – 151

31. Czechoslovakia – 143

32. Greece – 129

33. Kenya – 124

34. United Team of Germany – 118

35. Unified Team – 112

36. Turkey – 111

37. Austria – 101

38. South Africa – 95

39. Jamaica – 94

40. Iran – 88

41. Belarus – 85

42. Yugoslavia – 83

43. Argentina – 80

44. Kazakhstan – 78

45. Mexico – 77

46. Czech Republic – 72

47. Russian Olympic Committee – 71

48. Ethiopia – 62

49. North Korea – 61

50. Azerbaijan – 56

51. Uzbekistan – 49

52. Croatia – 48

53. Georgia – 47

54. Chinese Taipei – 43

55. Ireland – 42

56. Egypt – 41

57. India – 41

58. Thailand – 41

59. Indonesia – 40

60. Colombia – 38

61. Estonia – 36

62. Slovakia – 33

63. Portugal – 32

64. Slovenia – 31

65. Mongolia – 31

66. Lithuania – 30

67. Serbia – 29

68. Nigeria – 27

69. Morocco – 26

70. Mixed Team – 25

71. Armenia – 22

72. Latvia – 21

73. Algeria – 20

74. Israel – 20

75. Trinidad and Tobago – 19

76. Venezuela – 19

77. Philippines – 18

78. Tunisia – 18

79. Bahamas – 16

80. Chile – 15

81. Dominican Republic – 15

82. Malaysia – 15

83. Hong Kong – 13

84. Krygyzstan – 13

85. Uganda – 13

86. Australasia – 12

87. Puerto Rico – 12

88. Pakistan – 11

89. Ecuador – 10

90. Moldova – 10

91. Uruguay – 10

92. Qatar – 9

93. Serbia and Montenegro – 9

94. Bahrain – 8

95. Russian Empire – 8

96. Zimbabwe – 8

97. Tajikistan – 7

98. Cameroon – 6

99. Singapore – 6

100. Ivory Coast – 5

101. Ghana – 5

102. Greanada – 5

103. Kosovo – 5

104. Namibia – 5

105. Peru – 5

106. Individual Neutral Athletes – 5

107. Bohemia – 4

108. Botswana – 4

109. Costa Rica -4

110. Fiji – 4

111. Iceland – 4

112. Jordan – 4

113. Lebanon – 4

114. Panama – 4

115. Saudi Arabia – 4

116. Syria – 4

117. Luxembourg – 3

118. Guatemala – 3

119. Kuwait – 3

120. San Marino – 3

121. Zambia – 3

122. Independent Olympic Participants – 3

123. Afghanistan – 2

124. Albania – 2

125. Bermuda – 2

126. British West Indies – 2

127. Burundi – 2

128. Cyprus – 2

129. Haiti – 2

130. Mozambique – 2

131. Niger – 2

132. North Macedonia – 2

133. Saint Lucia – 2

134. Sri Lanka – 2

135. Suriname – 2

136. Tanzania – 2

137. United Arab Emirates – 2

138. Independent Olympic Athletes – 2

139. Barbados – 1

140. Burkina Faso – 1

141. Cape Verde – 1

142. Djibouti – 1

143. Dominica – 1

144. Eritrea – 1

145. Gabon – 1

146. Guyana – 1

147. Iraq – 1

148. Mauritius – 1

149. Montenegro – 1

150. Netherlands Antilles – 1

151. Paraguay – 1

152. Refugee Olympic Team – 1

153. Samoa – 1

154. Senegal – 1

155. Sudan – 1

156. Togo – 1

157. Tonga – 1

158. Turkmenistan – 1

159. Virgin Islands – 1

Olympic Games gold medal counts

Total Olympic golds

1. United States of America – 1219

2. Soviet Union – 473

3. China – 325

4. Germany – 318

5. Great Britain – 310

6. France – 281

7. Italy – 271

8. Sweden – 216

9. Norway – 213

10. Japan – 206

11. Russia – 193

12. East Germany – 192

13. Hungary – 189

14. Australia – 188

15. Netherlands – 163

16. Canada – 157

17. Finland – 146

18. South Korea – 142

19. Switzerland – 117

20. Romania – 93

21. Austria – 93

22. Cuba – 86

23. Poland – 80

24. West Germany – 67

25. New Zealand – 65

26. Bulgaria – 58

27. Spain – 54

28. Unified Team – 54

29. Czechoslovakia – 51

30. Denmark – 50

31. Belgium – 49

32. Ukraine – 41

33. Turkey – 41

34. Brazil – 40

35. Kenya – 39

36. Greece – 36

37. United Team of Germany – 36

38. Czech Republic – 32

39. South Africa – 28

40. Jamaica – 27

41. Iran – 27

42. Yugoslavia – 26

43. Russian Olympic Committee -25

44. Ethiopia – 24

45. Argentina – 22

46. Belarus – 21

47. Croatia – 20

48. Uzbekistan – 19

49. Kazakhstan – 16

50. North Korea – 16

51. Ireland – 15

52. Estonia – 14

53. Slovakia – 14

54. Slovenia – 14

55. Mexico – 13

56. Georgia – 13

57. Thailand – 11

58. Mixed Team – 11

59. India – 10

60. Indonesia – 10

61. Azerbaijan – 9

62. Chinese Taipei – 9

63. Egypt – 9

64. Serbia – 9

65. Morocco – 8

66. Bahamas – 8

67. Algeria – 7

68. Portugal – 6

69. Lithuania – 6

70. Tunisia – 6

71. Colombia – 5

72. Latvia – 5

73. Uganda – 5

74. Israel – 4

75. Dominican Republic – 4

76. Hong Kong – 4

77. Pakistan – 4

78. Ecuador – 4

79. Bahrain – 4

80. Nigeria – 3

81. Trinidad and Tobago – 3

82. Venezuela – 3

83. Philippines – 3

84. Chile – 3

85. Australasia – 3

86. Zimbabwe – 3

87. Cameroon – 3

88. Kosovo – 3

89. Mongolia – 2

90. Armenia – 2

91. Puerto Rico – 2

92. Uruguay – 2

93. Qatar – 2

94. Serbia and Montenegro – 2

95. Fiji – 2

96. Luxembourg – 2

97. Olympic Athletes from Russia – 2

98. Liechtenstein – 2

99. Russian Empire – 1

100. Tajikistan – 1

101. Singapore – 1

102. Ivory Coast – 1

103. Grenada – 1

104. Peru – 1

105. Vietnam – 1

106. Individual Neutral Athletes – 1

107. Botswana – 1

108. Costa Rica – 1

109. Jordan – 1

110. Panama – 1

111. Syria – 1

112. Guatemala – 1

113. Bermuda – 1

114. Burundi – 1

115. Mozambique – 1

116. Saint Lucia – 1

117. Suriname – 1

118. United Arab Emirates – 1

119. Dominica – 1

Winter Olympic golds

1. Norway – 148

2. United States of America – 114

3. Germany – 105

4. Soviet Union – 78

5. Canada – 77

6. Austria – 71

7. Sweden – 65

8. Switzerland – 63

9. Netherlands – 53

10. Russia – 45

11. Finland – 45

12. France – 42

13. Italy – 42

14. East Germany – 39

15. South Korea – 33

16. China – 22

17. Japan – 17

18. Great Britain – 12

19. West Germay – 11

20. Czech Republic – 10

21. Unified Team – 9

22. United Team of Germany – 8

23. Belarus – 8

24. Poland – 7

25. Australia – 6

26. Russian Olympic Committee – 5

27. Croatia – 4

28. Estonia – 4

29. Slovakia – 4

30. Slovenia – 4

31. Ukraine – 3

32. Hungary – 2

33. New Zealand – 2

34. Czechoslovakia – 2

35. Belgium – 2

36. Olympic Athletes from Russia – 2

37. Liechtenstein – 2

38. Bulgaria – 1

39. Spain – 1

40. Uzbekistan – 1

41. Kazakhstan – 1

42. Latvia – 1

Summer Olympic golds

1. United States of America – 1105

2. Soviet Union – 395

3. China – 303

4. Great Britain – 298

5. France – 239

6. Italy – 229

7. Germany – 213

8. Japan – 189

9. Hungary – 187

10. Australia – 182

11. East Germany – 153

12. Sweden – 151

13. Russia – 147

14. Netherlands – 110

15. South Korea – 109

16. Finland – 101

17. Romania – 93

18. Cuba – 86

19. Canada – 80

20. Poland – 73

21. Norway – 65

22. New Zealand – 63

23. Bulgaria – 57

24. West Germany – 56

25. Switzerland – 54

26. Spain – 53

27. Denmark – 50

28. Czechoslovakia – 49

29. Belgium – 47

30. Unified Team – 45

31. Turkey – 41

32. Brazil – 40

33. Kenya – 39

34. Ukraine – 38

35. Greece – 36

36. United Team of Germany – 28

37. South Africa – 28

38. Jamaica – 27

39. Iran – 27

40. Yugoslavia – 26

41. Ethiopia – 24

42. Austria – 22

43. Czech Republic – 22

44. Argentina – 22

45. Russian Olympic Committee – 20

46. Uzbekistan – 18

47. Croatia – 16

48. North Korea – 16

49. Kazakhstan – 15

50. Ireland – 15

51. Belarus – 13

52. Mexico – 13

53. Georgia – 13

54. Thailand – 11

55. Mixed Team – 11

56. Estonia – 10

57. Slovakia – 10

58. Slovenia – 10

59. India – 10

60. Indonesia – 10

61. Azerbaijan – 9

62. Chinese Taipei – 9

63. Egypt – 9

64. Serbia – 9

65. Morocco – 8

66. Bahamas – 8

67. Algeria – 7

68. Portugal – 6

69. Lithuania – 6

70. Tunisia – 6

71. Colombia – 5

72. Uganda – 5

73. Latvia – 4

74. Israel – 4

75. Dominican Republic – 4

76. Hong Kong – 4

77. Pakistan – 4

78. Ecuador – 4

79. Bahrain – 4

80. Nigeria – 3

81. Trinidad and Tobago – 3

82. Venezuela – 3

83. Philippines – 3

84. Chile – 3

85. Australasia – 3

86. Zimbabwe – 3

87. Cameroon – 3

88. Kosovo – 3

89. Mongolia – 2

90. Armenia – 2

91. Puerto Rico – 2

92. Uruguay – 2

93. Qatar – 2

94. Serbia and Montenegro – 2

95. Fiji – 2

96. Luxembourg – 2

97. Russian Empire – 1

98. Tajikistan – 1

99. Singapore – 1

100. Ivory Coast – 1

101. Grenada – 1

102. Peru – 1

103. Vietnam – 1

104. Individual Neutral Athletes – 1

105. Botswana – 1

106. Costa Rica – 1

107. Jordan – 1

108. Panama – 1

109. Syria – 1

110. Guatemala – 1

111. Bermuda – 1

112. Burundi – 1

113. Mozambique – 1

114. Saint Lucia – 1

115. Suriname – 1

116. United Arab Emirates – 1

117. Independent Olympic Athletes – 1

118. Dominica – 1

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