Immigrants from Portugal vs Afghan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,995,851 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 1.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,659,746 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Afghans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.287 and weighted average of 2.0%, a difference of 30.2%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Portugal	Afghan
Minimum	0.14%	0.32%
Maximum	3.6%	3.7%
Range	3.5%	3.4%
Mean	1.2%	1.8%
Median	1.1%	1.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.64%	1.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.8%	2.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.2%	1.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.75%	0.79%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.75%	0.78%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Immigrants from Africa (2.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Senegalese (2.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Swiss (2.0%, a difference of 0.23%), Swedish (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%), and South American Indian (2.0%, a difference of 0.32%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Scottish	89.4 /100 \| #132	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	89.3 /100 \| #133	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	88.9 /100 \| #134	Excellent 2.0%
Serbians	88.7 /100 \| #135	Excellent 2.0%
Swedes	88.3 /100 \| #136	Excellent 2.0%
South American Indians	88.3 /100 \| #137	Excellent 2.0%
Swiss	88.0 /100 \| #138	Excellent 2.0%
Afghans	87.2 /100 \| #139	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Africa	87.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 2.0%
Senegalese	86.7 /100 \| #141	Excellent 2.0%
Italians	86.0 /100 \| #142	Excellent 2.0%
Sierra Leoneans	85.1 /100 \| #143	Excellent 2.0%
Immigrants \| Moldova	84.3 /100 \| #144	Excellent 2.0%
Kenyans	83.6 /100 \| #145	Excellent 1.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	83.6 /100 \| #146	Excellent 1.9%