Immigrants from South America vs Brazilian Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 484,634,424 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South America and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.357 and weighted average of 4.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 323,483,336 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Brazilians and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.320 and weighted average of 5.0%, a difference of 7.7%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South America	Brazilian
Minimum	0.92%	0.54%
Maximum	13.6%	17.5%
Range	12.6%	17.0%
Mean	4.8%	4.5%
Median	4.4%	4.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	3.3%	3.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	5.5%	5.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.2%	2.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.5%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.5%	2.4%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South America by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South America are Uruguayan (4.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Hungarian (4.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Sudanese (4.6%, a difference of 0.18%), Basque (4.6%, a difference of 0.31%), and Luxembourger (4.6%, a difference of 0.37%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Jordanians	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 4.7%
Afghans	88.8 /100 \| #138	Excellent 4.7%
South Americans	85.6 /100 \| #139	Excellent 4.7%
Canadians	84.4 /100 \| #140	Excellent 4.7%
Basques	81.8 /100 \| #141	Excellent 4.6%
Sudanese	81.3 /100 \| #142	Excellent 4.6%
Hungarians	80.8 /100 \| #143	Excellent 4.6%
Immigrants \| South America	80.5 /100 \| #144	Excellent 4.6%
Uruguayans	80.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 4.6%
Luxembourgers	78.7 /100 \| #146	Good 4.6%
Colombians	77.7 /100 \| #147	Good 4.6%
Slovenes	76.1 /100 \| #148	Good 4.6%
Senegalese	75.3 /100 \| #149	Good 4.6%
Immigrants \| Oceania	73.4 /100 \| #150	Good 4.6%
Poles	72.6 /100 \| #151	Good 4.6%

Demographics Similar to Brazilians by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Brazilians are Taiwanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.22%), Immigrants from Pakistan (5.0%, a difference of 0.24%), Immigrants from Morocco (5.0%, a difference of 0.69%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.74%), and Moroccan (5.0%, a difference of 0.79%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Arabs	98.2 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Uganda	98.2 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Ukraine	98.2 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 5.0%
Maltese	98.1 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	98.1 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 5.0%
British	98.0 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 5.0%
Lebanese	98.0 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 5.0%
Brazilians	97.4 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 5.0%
Taiwanese	97.3 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Pakistan	97.2 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 5.0%
Immigrants \| Morocco	96.8 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 5.0%
Moroccans	96.8 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 5.0%
Venezuelans	96.3 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 4.9%
Immigrants \| Syria	96.0 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 4.9%
Croatians	96.0 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 4.9%