One way to look at the world-class greatness of Michael Phelps
| MICHAEL PHELPS VS. THE WORLD | ||||
| Medals Won | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Michael Phelps | 22 | 3 | 2 | 27 |
| Georgia | 6 | 5 | 14 | 25 |
| Mongolia | 2 | 9 | 13 | 24 |
| Slovakia | 7 | 9 | 8 | 24 |
| Thailand | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 |
| Croatia | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| Portugal | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 |
| Morocco | 6 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| Lithuania | 6 | 5 | 10 | 21 |
| Uzbekistan | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
| Colombia | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 |
| Latvia | 3 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| Slovenia | 4 | 6 | 9 | 19 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 5 | 11 | 18 |
| Mixed team | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Algeria | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| Chile | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Armenia | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Australasia | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| Bahamas | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
| Philippines | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Russian Empire | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| Moldova | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Serbia | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Uganda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Bohemia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Ghana | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Iceland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Lebanon | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Namibia | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Peru | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Singapore | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Kyrgyzst | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Syria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Independent Olympic Participants | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| British West Indies | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Haiti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Suriname | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Tanzania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Zambia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Botswana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Burundi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Djibouti | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Fiji | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gabon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grenada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Iraq | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Macedonia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Niger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sudan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Togo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tonga | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Virgin Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Table courtesy of Wikipedia | ||||