London Olympics 2012: The Top 10 Countries by GDP Per Capita  By
(Contributor) on August 16, 2012  9,526 reads   1 of 12 Jamie
Squire/Getty Images  As the 2012 London Olympics came to a
close, the medal rankings showed the United States of America as
the country that won the maximum number of medals, including
golds.   But, the question on some minds was that whether such a
ranking is a fair one?  Is it fair to compare countries
irrespective of their prosperity, purchasing power, per capita
income, population and other factors?  Hence, here, I try to
come up with a list of countries who have been ranked by the
ratio of medals earned against their gross domestic product
(GDP) per capita.  Let us go with the list prepared by the
International Monetary Fund (visible here on Wikipedia) and see
which are the Top 10 countries  10. Jamaica  Ronald
Martinez/Getty Images  Jamaica ruled the track, especially in
the 100 and 200 metres (including relay).   Usain Bolt and Yohan
Blake became household names, if they were n