BY THE NUMBERS

This is how Canada compares with other countries that have similar sports funding models:

CANADA Population: 35.16 million Direct summer sport investment during the four-year cycle heading into Rio: $137.33 million Per capita: $3.9 Projected Olympic medals in Rio (via Gracenote): 16 (three gold, eight silver and five bronze) Did you know? Seventy-five per cent of Canada’s medals are expected to come from women.

NEW ZEALAND Population: 4.5 million Direct summer sport investment during the four-year cycle heading into Rio: $99.01 million Per capita: $22 Projected medals in Rio (via Gracenote): 25 (seven gold, 11 silver and seven bronze) Did you know? New Zealand directs 40 per cent of high performance monies to just three summer sports: rowing, cycling and sailing

AUSTRALIA Population: 24.17 million Direct summer sport investment during the four-year cycle heading into Rio: $333.2 million Per capita: $13.7 Projected medals in Rio (via Gracenote): 42 (16 gold, 13 silver, 13 bronze) Did you know? Swimmer Cate Campbell is tapped to collect four medals in Rio (golds in 50-metre freestyle, 100-metre freestyle and 4x100-metre freestyle and silver in the 4x100-metre medley)

NETHERLANDS Population: 17 million Direct summer sport investment during the four-year cycle heading into Rio: $97.98 million Per capita: $5.7 Projected medals in Rio (via Gracenote): 26 (seven gold, nine silver, 10 bronze) Did you know? Equestrian sports are a big deal in Holland, with three medals — including two gold — expected for the Dutch in Rio.

**All funds are in Canadian dollars