American vs European Poverty

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American
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianAmericanApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuerto RicanPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
European
Race
Ancestry
AfghanAfricanAlaska NativeAlaskan AthabascanAlbanianAleutAlsatianApacheArabArapahoArgentineanArmenianAssyrian/Chaldean/SyriacAustralianAustrianBahamianBangladeshiBarbadianBasqueBelgianBelizeanBermudanBhutaneseBlackfeetBolivianBrazilianBritishBritish West IndianBulgarianBurmeseCajunCambodianCanadianCape VerdeanCarpatho RusynCelticCentral AmericanCentral American IndianCherokeeCheyenneChickasawChileanChineseChippewaChoctawColombianColvilleComancheCosta RicanCreeCreekCroatianCrowCubanCypriotCzechCzechoslovakianDanishDelawareDominicanDutchDutch West IndianEastern EuropeanEcuadorianEgyptianEnglishEstonianEthiopianEuropeanFijianFilipinoFinnishFrenchFrench American IndianFrench CanadianGermanGerman RussianGhanaianGreekGuamanian/ChamorroGuatemalanGuyaneseHaitianHmongHonduranHopiHoumaHungarianIcelanderIndian (Asian)IndonesianInupiatIranianIraqiIrishIroquoisIsraeliItalianJamaicanJapaneseJordanianKenyanKiowaKoreanLaotianLatvianLebaneseLiberianLithuanianLumbeeLuxembourgerMacedonianMalaysianMalteseMarshalleseMenomineeMexicanMexican American IndianMongolianMoroccanNative HawaiianNavajoNepaleseNew ZealanderNicaraguanNigerianNorthern EuropeanNorwegianOkinawanOsageOttawaPaiutePakistaniPalestinianPanamanianParaguayanPennsylvania GermanPeruvianPimaPolishPortuguesePotawatomiPuebloPuerto RicanPuget Sound SalishRomanianRussianSalvadoranSamoanScandinavianScotch-IrishScottishSeminoleSenegaleseSerbianShoshoneSierra LeoneanSiouxSlavicSlovakSloveneSomaliSouth AfricanSouth AmericanSouth American IndianSoviet UnionSpaniardSpanishSpanish AmericanSpanish American IndianSri LankanSubsaharan AfricanSudaneseSwedishSwissSyrianTaiwaneseThaiTlingit-HaidaTohono O'OdhamTonganTrinidadian and TobagonianTsimshianTurkishU.S. Virgin IslanderUgandanUkrainianUruguayanUteVenezuelanVietnameseWelshWest IndianYakamaYaquiYugoslavianYumanYup'ikZimbabwean
Immigration
NonimmigrantsImmigrantsAfghanistanAfricaAlbaniaArgentinaArmeniaAsiaAustraliaAustriaBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBrazilBulgariaBurma/MyanmarCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCaribbeanCentral AmericaChileChinaColombiaCongoCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkDominicaDominican RepublicEastern AfricaEastern AsiaEastern EuropeEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEnglandEritreaEthiopiaEuropeFijiFranceGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKoreaKuwaitLaosLatin AmericaLatviaLebanonLiberiaLithuaniaMalaysiaMexicoMicronesiaMiddle AfricaMoldovaMoroccoNepalNetherlandsNicaraguaNigeriaNorth AmericaNorth MacedoniaNorthern AfricaNorthern EuropeNorwayOceaniaPakistanPanamaPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSaudi ArabiaScotlandSenegalSerbiaSierra LeoneSingaporeSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth AmericaSouth Central AsiaSouth Eastern AsiaSouthern EuropeSpainSri LankaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanThailandTrinidad and TobagoTurkeyUgandaUkraineUruguayUzbekistanVenezuelaVietnamWest IndiesWestern AfricaWestern AsiaWestern EuropeYemenZaireZimbabweAzores
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Poverty Comparison

Americans

Europeans

Tragic
Exceptional
13.4%
POVERTY
2.9/ 100
METRIC RATING
220th/ 347
METRIC RANK
11.3%
POVERTY
97.2/ 100
METRIC RATING
72nd/ 347
METRIC RANK

American vs European Poverty Correlation Chart

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 580,977,330 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.418 and weighted average of 13.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 561,084,315 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Europeans and poverty level in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.452 and weighted average of 11.3%, a difference of 18.8%.
American vs European Poverty

Poverty Correlation Summary

MeasurementAmericanEuropean
Minimum0.85%1.9%
Maximum80.3%66.0%
Range79.4%64.1%
Mean20.5%16.6%
Median17.2%12.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)14.1%9.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)21.9%19.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)7.8%9.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)12.6%12.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)12.5%12.0%

Similar Demographics by Poverty

Demographics Similar to Americans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Cambodia (13.4%, a difference of 0.090%), Alsatian (13.4%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Thailand (13.3%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Micronesia (13.4%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Uzbekistan (13.3%, a difference of 0.28%).
DemographicsRating | RankPoverty
Immigrants | Panama
4.1
/100
|
#213
Tragic
13.3%
Bermudans
3.7
/100
|
#214
Tragic
13.3%
Japanese
3.3
/100
|
#215
Tragic
13.3%
Immigrants | Nonimmigrants
3.3
/100
|
#216
Tragic
13.3%
Immigrants | Uzbekistan
3.2
/100
|
#217
Tragic
13.3%
Immigrants | Thailand
3.1
/100
|
#218
Tragic
13.3%
Immigrants | Cambodia
3.0
/100
|
#219
Tragic
13.4%
Americans
2.9
/100
|
#220
Tragic
13.4%
Alsatians
2.6
/100
|
#221
Tragic
13.4%
Immigrants | Micronesia
2.6
/100
|
#222
Tragic
13.4%
Immigrants | Africa
2.5
/100
|
#223
Tragic
13.4%
Immigrants | Eritrea
2.4
/100
|
#224
Tragic
13.4%
German Russians
2.2
/100
|
#225
Tragic
13.4%
Marshallese
2.2
/100
|
#226
Tragic
13.4%
Alaska Natives
2.1
/100
|
#227
Tragic
13.5%

Demographics Similar to Europeans by Poverty

In terms of poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Europeans are Immigrants from Belgium (11.3%, a difference of 0.0%), Zimbabwean (11.3%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Canada (11.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Carpatho Rusyn (11.3%, a difference of 0.050%), and Serbian (11.2%, a difference of 0.13%).
DemographicsRating | RankPoverty
Immigrants | Asia
97.5
/100
|
#65
Exceptional
11.2%
Immigrants | Netherlands
97.5
/100
|
#66
Exceptional
11.2%
Immigrants | Australia
97.4
/100
|
#67
Exceptional
11.2%
Slovaks
97.4
/100
|
#68
Exceptional
11.2%
Serbians
97.4
/100
|
#69
Exceptional
11.2%
Immigrants | Canada
97.3
/100
|
#70
Exceptional
11.3%
Zimbabweans
97.3
/100
|
#71
Exceptional
11.3%
Europeans
97.2
/100
|
#72
Exceptional
11.3%
Immigrants | Belgium
97.2
/100
|
#73
Exceptional
11.3%
Carpatho Rusyns
97.2
/100
|
#74
Exceptional
11.3%
Immigrants | Eastern Europe
97.0
/100
|
#75
Exceptional
11.3%
Immigrants | North America
96.8
/100
|
#76
Exceptional
11.3%
Immigrants | Eastern Asia
96.7
/100
|
#77
Exceptional
11.3%
Dutch
96.7
/100
|
#78
Exceptional
11.3%
Cambodians
96.7
/100
|
#79
Exceptional
11.3%