Table 2 Overview of the leading countries and ratios per continent of professionals, physicians, researchers and societies
From: Worldwide assessment of healthcare personnel dealing with lymphoedema
| Â | Professionals | Physicians | Researchers | Professionals/population (per million) | Physicians/population (per million) | Researchers/population (per million) | Societies/Population (per million) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Europe | Germany | Germany | UK | Switzerland | Switzerland | Belgium | Switzerland |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 432 | 421 | 79 | 13.80 | 10.74 | 5.70 | 6.22 |
 Population (in million) | 80.9 | 80.9 | 64.5 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 8.2 |
North America | USA | USA | USA | Grenada | Grenada | Grenada | Grenada |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 241 | 75 | 148 | 47.01 | 18.81 | 28.21 | 9.40 |
 Population (in million) | 318.9 | 318.9 | 318.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
South America | Argentina | Argentina | Brazil | Argentina | Argentina | Guiana | Bermuda |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 181 | 168 | 15 | 4.21 | 3.91 | 2.62 | 15.34 |
 Population (in million) | 43.0 | 43.0 | 206.0 | 43.0 | 42.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
Oceania | Australia | Australia | Australia | Amer. Samoa | Amer. Samoa | Amer. Samoa | Tuvalu |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 80 | 10 | 70 | 162.36 | 18.04 | 144.32 | 101.08 |
 Population (in million) | 23.5 | 23.5 | 23.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | <  0.1 |
Asia | Japan | India | Japan | Micronesia | Japan | Micronesia | Micronesia |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 138 | 102 | 78 | 9.61 | 0.47 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
 Population (in million) | 127.1 | 1295.3 | 127.1 | 0.1 | 127.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Africa | Nigeria | Cameroon | Nigeria | Sao Tome | Comoros | Sao Tome | Sao Tome |
 Highest quantity / ratio | 76 | 3 | 72 | 21.47 | 2.60 | 21.47 | 10.73 |
 Population (in million) | 177.5 | 22.8 | 177.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 |