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. 2021 May 31;9:666307. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.666307

Table 2.

General profile comparison of risk factors of leprosy.

Characteristic Wenshan Nepal Indonesia India Brazil
Latitude/Longitude 23°22'N-104°15'E 28°00'N-84°00'E 6°10.5'S-106°49.7'E 28°36'N-36°12'E 15°47'S-47°52'W
Area (sq.km.) 32,239 140,800 190,4569 126,9000 328,8000
Population (2014) 3.41 million 30.9 million 255.1 million 1.29 billion 204.2 million
Persons/sq.km (2014) 100 22 135 60 24.66
Climate Subtropical Tropical to arctic Tropical Tropical to montane Tropical
Terrain Mountains (70%) Mountains (N) Flat plains (S) Coastal lowlands Plain (S) Mountains (N) Mostly flat
Ethnic group 17 ethnicities >100 ethnicities 300 ethnicities 6 main ethnic groups 5 major ethnic groups
GDP/capita (USD) 2,426 688 3,620 1,452 12,216
AI/capita (USD, 2013) 6,798 1,475 2,601 1,508 3,307
Unemployment rate 3.1% 2.7% 5.5% 6.6% 7.1%
Literacy rate 93% (Yunnan) 53.1% 95.38% 71.96% 92.9%

GDP, gross domestic product; AI, annual income.