Bangkok, Thailand 1978 Asian Games medal table |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 70 | 59 | 49 | 178 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 51 | 54 | 46 | 151 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR) | 18 | 20 | 31 | 69 |
| 4 | North Korea (PRK) | 15 | 13 | 15 | 43 |
| 5 | Thailand (THA) | 11 | 12 | 19 | 42 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 28 |
| 7 | Indonesia (INA) | 8 | 7 | 18 | 33 |
| 8 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | Philippines (PHI) | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 10 | Iraq (IRQ) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 |
| 11 | Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 12 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | Mongolia (MGL) | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 | Lebanon (LIB) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 17 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 18 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 201 | 199 | 226 | 626 |