For starters, population size is a source of power simply because large countries can take advantage of their greater human potential to shine in a broad array of disciplines. Countries with great demographic potential therefore inherently have great Olympic potential.
首先，人口因素之所以成为实力来源，只是因为大国可以利用更大的人口潜力从事范围极广的项目。具有巨大人口统计潜力的国家因此天生拥有巨大的奥运会潜在实力。相反，澳大利亚是唯一一个居民不到5000万人但能获得3%以上夏季奥运会奖牌的国家。