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RANKED: Every nation at the Tokyo Olympics by the number of athletes they have taken to Japan

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RANKED: Every nation at the Tokyo Olympics by the number of athletes they have taken to Japan
Team USA is the biggest at the Tokyo Olympics.Getty/Jamie Squire
  • There are 206 nations, territories, and principalities, and 10,305 individual athletes competing at the Tokyo Olympics.
  • 13 nations have just two athletes in their team, while the largest team is the United States with 613.
  • Below, Insider has ranked every nation at the games based on its number of athletes.

2 - Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tuvalu

2 - Andorra, Bermuda, Brunei, Central African Republic, Dominica, Lesotho, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Nauru, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Sudan, Tuvalu
Bermuda's Dara Alizadeh.      Getty/Lluis Acosta

3 - Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu

3 - Aruba, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Chad, Comoros, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Federated States of Micronesia, Kiribati, Liberia, Myanmar, Palau, Republic of the Congo, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Suriname, Tanzania, Vanuatu
Liberia's Emmanuel Matadi.      Getty Images/Johannes Eisele

4 - Bhutan, Djibouti, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Sierra Leone, Togo, Virgin Islands

4 - Bhutan, Djibouti, Eswatini, The Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Iceland, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Maldives, Mali, Oman, Sierra Leone, Togo, Virgin Islands
Team Iraq.      Hannah McKay - Pool/Getty Images

5 - Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Seychelles, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe

5 - Afghanistan, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, El Salvador, Gabon, Guam, Guinea, Liechtenstein, Malawi, Nepal, Palestine, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Seychelles, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's Kudzai Mashawi.      Getty/Rodger Bosch

6 - American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Rwanda, Syria, Tonga

6 - American Samoa, Antigua and Barbuda, Bangladesh, Burundi, Cape Verde, Cook Islands, Grenada, Haiti, Madagascar, Malta, Monaco, Rwanda, Syria, Tonga
Quentin Antognelli of Monaco.      Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile via Getty Images

7 - Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Niger

7 - Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guyana, Niger
Niger's Abdoulrazak Issoufou Alfaga (L).      Jamie Squire/Getty Images

8 - Barbados, Lebanon, Mauritius, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Samoa

8 - Barbados, Lebanon, Mauritius, Nicaragua, North Macedonia, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Samoa
Team Barbados.      BEN STANSALL/AFP via Getty Images

9 - Albania, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan

9 - Albania, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Turkmenistan
Gulbadam Babamuratova of Turkmenistan (L).      Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images

10 - Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama

10 - Mozambique, Pakistan, Panama
Team Mozambique.      Getty/Martin Bureau

11 - Kosovo, Kuwait, Namibia, Tajikistan, Uruguay

11 - Kosovo, Kuwait, Namibia, Tajikistan, Uruguay
Enzo Martinez-Scarpe of Uruguay.      Getty/Clive Rose

12 - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Luxembourg

12 - Cameroon, Costa Rica, Luxembourg
Cameroon’s Estelle Adiana.      Getty/Pedro Vilela

13 - Botswana, Cyprus, Eritrea

13 - Botswana, Cyprus, Eritrea
Team Cyprus.      Getty/Clive Brunskill

14 - Ghana, Jordan

14 - Ghana, Jordan
Ghana's Takyi Samuel (R).      Getty/Seyllou

16 - Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar

16 - Bahamas, Kyrgyzstan, Qatar
The Bahamas' Shaunae Miller-Uibo.      CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU/AFP via Getty Images

17 - Armenia

17 - Armenia
Team Armenia.      Getty/Clive Brunskill

18 - Vietnam

18 - Vietnam
Team Vietnam.      Getty/Patrick Smith

19 - Moldova, Philippines

19 - Moldova, Philippines
Cris Nievarez of Philippines.      Getty/Stephen McCarthy

20 - Angola

20 - Angola
Team Angola.      Getty/Matthias Hangst

21 - Honduras, Uganda

21 - Honduras, Uganda
Stephen Kiprotich of Uganda.      Getty/Dean Mouhtaropoulos

22 - Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago

22 - Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago
Singapore's Joan Poh      Getty/Luis Acosta

23 - Guatemala

23 - Guatemala
Juan Ramon Schaeffer of Team Guatemala.      Getty/Kevin Cox

24 - Zambia

24 - Zambia
Hazel Nali of Zambia.      Getty/Pablo Moran

28 - Indonesia, Ivory Coast

28 - Indonesia, Ivory Coast
Team Indonesia.      Getty/Matt Roberts

29 - Fiji, Refugee Olympic Team, Saudi Arabia

29 - Fiji, Refugee Olympic Team, Saudi Arabia
Semi Radradra of Fiji.      Getty/Mark Kolbe

30 - Finland, Georgia, Malaysia

30 - Finland, Georgia, Malaysia
Georgia's Lukhumi Chkhvimiani.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

32 - Bahrain

32 - Bahrain
Team Bahrain.      Getty/Patrick Smith

33 - Estonia, Latvia

33 - Estonia, Latvia
Juri-Mikk Udam, Allar Raja, Tonu Endrekson, and Kaspar Taimsoo of Estonia.      Getty/Daniel Kopatsch

34 - Montenegro, Peru

34 - Montenegro, Peru
Montenegro's Jovanka Radicevic.      Getty/Savo Prelevic

36 - Ethiopia

36 - Ethiopia
Team Ethiopia.      Getty/Matthias Hangst

37 - Puerto Rico

37 - Puerto Rico
Puerto-Rico basketball.      Getty/Guillame Souvant

41 - Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovakia

41 - Ecuador, Lithuania, Slovakia
Adriana Espinosa de los Monteros of Ecuador.      Getty/Photo by Azael Rodriguez

42 - Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Thailand

42 - Bulgaria, Hong Kong, Thailand
Nitchaon Jindapol of Thailand.      Getty/AFP

43 - Mongolia

43 - Mongolia
Team Mongolia.      Getty/Jamie Squire

44 - Algeria, Azerbaijan, Venezuela

44 - Algeria, Azerbaijan, Venezuela
Team Algeria.      Getty/Patrick Smith

50 - Jamaica, Morocco

50 - Jamaica, Morocco
Danusia Francis of Team Jamaica.      Getty/Patrick Smith

52 - Nigeria

52 - Nigeria
Nigeria's Atonye Nyingifa (R).      Getty/Andrej Isakovic

53 - Slovenia

53 - Slovenia
Peter Kauzer.      Getty/Cameron Spencer

57 - Chile

57 - Chile
Daniela Pardo of Team Chile.      Getty/Masashi Hara

59 - Croatia, Chinese Taipei

59 - Croatia, Chinese Taipei
Team Croatia.      Getty/DeFodi Images

60 - Austria, Dominican Republic

60 - Austria, Dominican Republic
Austria’s Anna-Maria, Eirini-Marina Alexandri.      Clive Rose/Getty Images

63 - Tunisia, Uzbekistan

63 - Tunisia, Uzbekistan
Tunisia point guard Omar Abeda.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

66 - Iran

66 - Iran
Amir Mohammad Yazdani.      Getty/MB Media

68 - Cuba

68 - Cuba
Cuba's Idalys Ortiz.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

71 - Colombia

71 - Colombia
Team Colombia.      Getty/Andrej Isakovic

75 - Norway

75 - Norway
Karsten Warholm.      Getty/Annika Byrde

83 - Greece

83 - Greece
Team Greece.      Ben STANSALL / AFP

85 - Kenya

85 - Kenya
Eliud Kipchoge.      Matthias Hangst/Getty Images

86 - Serbia

86 - Serbia
Novak Djokovic.      Getty/Tim Clayton-Corbis

90 - Israel

90 - Israel
Israel's Sagi Muki.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

92 - Portugal

92 - Portugal
Jorge Fonseca of Portugal.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

93 - Kazakhstan

93 - Kazakhstan
Alina Ilyassova of Kazakhstan.      Getty/Matt Roberts

101 - Belarus, Romania

101 - Belarus, Romania
Maryna Litvinchuk and Volha Khudzenka of Belarus.      Getty/Toru Hanai

105 - Denmark

105 - Denmark
Rasmus Gemke      Getty/Toshifumi Kitamura

106 - Switzerland

106 - Switzerland
Switzerland cyclist Sina Frei.      Getty/Toshifumi Kitamura

108 - Turkey

108 - Turkey
Turkish teams leaders Bilal Arslan and Elvan Abey Legesse.      Getty/Minasse Wondimu Hailu

115 - Czech Republic

115 - Czech Republic
Lukas Krpalek.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

116 - Republic of Ireland

116 - Republic of Ireland
Ireland’s Roisin Upton, Bethany Barr, and Chloe Watkins.      Getty/Brendan Moran

121 - Belgium

121 - Belgium
Emma Plasschaert.      Getty/Matt Roberts

125 - India

125 - India
Deepika Kumari of India.      Getty/Matt Roberts

133 - Egypt

133 - Egypt
Dina Meshref.      Getty/Steph Chambers

134 - Sweden

134 - Sweden
Team Sweden.      Getty/Jose Jordan

155 - Ukraine

155 - Ukraine
Anastasia Pavlova of Ukraine.      Getty/Matt Robert

164 - Mexico

164 - Mexico
Mexico footballers Erick Aguirre, Uriel Antuna, and Alexis Vega.      Getty/Mariko Ishizuka

166 - Hungary

166 - Hungary
Hungary's Katinka Hosszu.      Getty/Attila Kisbenedek

174 - Argentina

174 - Argentina
Team Argentina.      Sergei Bobylev/Getty Images

177 - South Africa

177 - South Africa
South Africa's Christiaan Pretorius.      Getty/Rodger Bosch

210 - Poland

210 - Poland
Poland's Ryszard Lewicki (L).      Getty/Adam Davy

223 - New Zealand

223 - New Zealand
Robbie Manson.      Getty/Naomi Baker

236 - South Korea

236 - South Korea
Team South Korea’s Dongjun Lee.      Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images

274 - Netherlands

274 - Netherlands
Arno Kamminga.      Getty/Dean Mouhtaropoulos

302 - Brazil

302 - Brazil
Marta.      AP Photo/Andre Penner

320 - Spain

320 - Spain
Team Spain.      Getty/Jose Jordan

328 - Russian Olympic Committee

328 - Russian Olympic Committee
Tatiana Kashirina of Russia.      Getty/Toru Hanai

370 - Canada

370 - Canada
Team Canada's women's soccer.      Getty/AFP

372 - Italy

372 - Italy
Team Italy Swimming.      Getty/Marcel ter Bals

376 - Great Britain

376 - Great Britain
Reece Prescod.      Getty/Nathan Stirk

398 - France

398 - France
France's Aloise Retornaz and Camille Lecointre.      Getty/Charly Triballeau

406 - China

406 - China
Ou Yushan of China.      Getty/Xinhua

425 - Germany

425 - Germany
Tim Ole Naske, Karl Schulze, Hans Gruhne and Max Appel of Team Germany.      Getty/Naomi Baker

478 - Australia

478 - Australia
Swimmers Bronte and Cate Campbell.      Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

Japan - 552

Japan - 552
Takefusa Kubo.      Getty/Xavier Laine

613 - United States

613 - United States
Kevin Durant of Team USA.      Getty/Ethan Miller

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