Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Vietnam (VIE) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Independent Athletes (AOI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 |
Question:
what is the difference in number between the total number of gold medals and the total number of bronze medals?
Answer:
9