The whole point of a country medal table is to rank countries, not the countries' athletes. If a country is able to produce a better outcome by having a stronge

The whole point of a country medal table is to rank countries, not the countries' athletes. If a country is able to produce a better outcome by having a stronger economy and more social equity, that should be rewarded. Ranking outliers relative to predictions is only useful for figuring out which countries' doping programs to investigate.