Per capita, which country has contributed more to sports globally: New Zealand or Brazil?

[Cristiano viejo]

Rugby is a minoritary sport, only practiced in a few countries.
Football is global. Even Martians play it.

Brazil is also an eminence in contact sports, plus voleyball, futsal, basketball... Also it has some F1 champions (Ayrton Senna etc).

[Universe]

Nobody in my country plays or watches rugby for some reason. Even NFL is more popular here, many towns have american football teams (sometimes even smaller towns), but literally nobody plays rugby. On the other hand handball is quite popular here, unlike in anglophone countries.

[Cristiano viejo]

Nobody in my country plays or watches rugby for some reason. Even NFL is more popular here. On the other hand hadball is quite popular here, unlike in anglophone countries.

I always wondered why Hungary is top in waterpolo when it is a country with no sea

[Universe]

I always wondered why Hungary is top in waterpolo when it is a country with no sea

Well, it's played in pools.

[Cristiano viejo]

Well, it's played in pools.

First news about it.

[Creoda]

This is an interesting question. Despite having only one fiftieth of the population of Brazil, I'd argue that New Zealand's success and promotion of rugby and to a lesser extent cricket are at least equal to Brazil's success and promotion of football, basketball and volleyball.

I don't think it's very interesting, the answer per capita is obviously New Zealand, and Brazil obviously has a greater overall 'contribution'. But contribution is a weird word to use over success. New Zealand has 53 Olympic Gold Medals vs Brazil's 37.

[Colonel Frank Grimes]

Brazil is home to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. That's a major contribution. That alone gives Brazil the 'win.' It's a sport. It's self-defense. It's many things.

[Cristiano viejo]

I don't think it's very interesting, the answer per capita is obviously New Zealand, and Brazil obviously has a greater overall 'contribution'. But contribution is a weird word to use over success. New Zealand has 53 Olympic Gold Medals vs Brazil's 37.

Olympic Games are a joke. Synchronized gymnastics and shits so.

[Salty Ears]

in these countries, people coming to professional sports may have different motivations. For many Brazilians, this is a way to make money, while in New Zealand, many may have a different goal.

[Tooting Carmen]

Argentina

2016 Indoor Football WC 1st
2014 Football WC 2nd
2015 Rugby WC 4th
2016 Hockey Olympics 1st
2016 Tennis Olympics 2nd
2016 Tennis WC 1st or 2nd (Finalist)

And since then, 2022 Football WC 1st and 2023 Rugby WC 4th.