Jamaican vs South African Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 365,413,403 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Jamaicans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.179 and weighted average of 19.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 181,612,100 people shows a very strong positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.813 and weighted average of 15.0%, a difference of 31.1%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Jamaicans are Immigrants from El Salvador (19.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Spanish American Indian (19.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Liberia (19.7%, a difference of 0.21%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (19.8%, a difference of 0.51%), and Cherokee (19.5%, a difference of 0.66%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from Zimbabwe (15.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Scottish (15.0%, a difference of 0.090%), Pakistani (15.0%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Malaysia (15.0%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Norway (15.0%, a difference of 0.30%).