TOP 15 COUNTRIES WITH THE BEST IChO PERFORMANCES, 2017–2026

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One point of note i like to mention, If you break down the ethnic group of American winners, it is almost all asians as well. Ethnic chinese regions like Taiwan, Singapore and Mainland dominate across the boards.


China leads the unofficial gold medal count at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) over the last ten editions from 2017 to 2026. [1, 2]

Top Countries by Gold Medals (2017–2026)
While the IChO does not publish official country-wide team rankings, unofficial cumulative statistics for individual gold medals won over the past decade highlight the leading national teams: [1]

• • China: 37 gold medals
  • Vietnam: 31 gold medals
  • United States: 30 gold medals
  • Chinese Taipei: 27 gold medals
  • Singapore: 22 gold medals [1]

Recent Highlights (2025–2026)

• • 58th IChO (2026 - Tashkent, Uzbekistan): India, China, Vietnam, and Russia's Individual Group finished joint rank one, with India achieving its first-ever clean sweep of four gold medals. Russia also secured four gold medals. [1, 2, 3]
  • 57th IChO (2025 - Dubai, UAE): A total of 40 gold medals were awarded overall, with teams like Russia securing a clean sweep of four golds. [1, 2]

 

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Vietnam is a south east asian country but after spending 1000years under Chinese occupation, Vietnam is considered culturally a confucius style of thinking which is why they generally perform quite well in things like mathematics, physics, chemistry etc