American vs Sierra Leonean Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 538,793,741 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.682 and weighted average of 20.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 82,787,385 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Sierra Leoneans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.369 and weighted average of 17.7%, a difference of 15.3%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Immigrants from Jamaica (20.5%, a difference of 0.12%), Jamaican (20.4%, a difference of 0.45%), Immigrants from Burma/Myanmar (20.4%, a difference of 0.52%), Ottawa (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%), and Belizean (20.3%, a difference of 0.61%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Sierra Leoneans are French Canadian (17.7%, a difference of 0.070%), Immigrants from Uganda (17.7%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Portugal (17.8%, a difference of 0.27%), Immigrants from Uruguay (17.7%, a difference of 0.49%), and Immigrants from Afghanistan (17.7%, a difference of 0.50%).