Panamanian vs Malaysian Receiving Food Stamps

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 280,789,065 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Panamanians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.194 and weighted average of 13.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 225,895,632 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and percentage of population receiving government assistance and/or food stamps in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.046 and weighted average of 12.7%, a difference of 3.1%.

In terms of receiving food stamps, the demographic groups most similar to Panamanians are Nigerian (13.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Ottawa (13.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Chickasaw (13.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Puget Sound Salish (13.1%, a difference of 0.060%), and Fijian (13.0%, a difference of 0.66%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Moroccan (12.8%, a difference of 0.40%), Immigrants from Africa (12.8%, a difference of 0.43%), Colombian (12.6%, a difference of 0.63%), Native Hawaiian (12.8%, a difference of 0.87%), and Immigrants from South America (12.8%, a difference of 0.98%).