Immigrants from Southern Europe vs Costa Rican Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 402,060,391 people shows a near-perfect positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Southern Europe and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.932 and weighted average of 5.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,366,674 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.064 and weighted average of 4.5%, a difference of 12.6%.

Professional Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Southern Europe	Costa Rican
Minimum	0.23%	0.25%
Maximum	100.0%	10.3%
Range	99.8%	10.0%
Mean	7.7%	4.3%
Median	4.3%	4.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	1.6%	2.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.1%	5.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	4.5%	2.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	17.4%	2.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	17.2%	2.3%

Similar Demographics by Professional Degree

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Southern Europe are British (5.0%, a difference of 0.020%), Maltese (5.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Ukraine (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), Lebanese (5.0%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Uganda (5.0%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Egypt	98.5 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 5.1%
Ukrainians	98.5 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 5.1%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	98.4 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 5.1%
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%

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Professional Degree

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Immigrants from Colombia (4.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Afghanistan (4.5%, a difference of 0.11%), Swiss (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (4.5%, a difference of 0.17%), and Chinese (4.5%, a difference of 0.19%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Professional Degree
Immigrants \| Armenia	68.8 /100 \| #158	Good 4.5%
Vietnamese	68.4 /100 \| #159	Good 4.5%
Immigrants \| Senegal	68.0 /100 \| #160	Good 4.5%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	67.4 /100 \| #161	Good 4.5%
Peruvians	65.2 /100 \| #162	Good 4.5%
Sierra Leoneans	64.3 /100 \| #163	Good 4.5%
Swiss	61.0 /100 \| #164	Good 4.5%
Costa Ricans	59.9 /100 \| #165	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	59.4 /100 \| #166	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	59.2 /100 \| #167	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	58.7 /100 \| #168	Average 4.5%
Chinese	58.6 /100 \| #169	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Zaire	57.4 /100 \| #170	Average 4.5%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	56.0 /100 \| #171	Average 4.4%
Spaniards	52.0 /100 \| #172	Average 4.4%