How is "medals per capita" a useful metric? A 10x bigger country isn't entitled to send 10x as many athletes, and it's probably impossible to field a team that'

How is "medals per capita" a useful metric? A 10x bigger country isn't entitled to send 10x as many athletes, and it's probably impossible to field a team that's 10x as likely to win as the average national Olympic team. Also, that measure puts Saint Kitts and Nevis at #7 in the world for having won a single gold medal—ever.