Northern European vs Uruguayan Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 401,433,855 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.467 and weighted average of 2.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 144,575,670 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Uruguayans and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.205 and weighted average of 1.8%, a difference of 26.2%.

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Immigrants from Belarus (2.2%, a difference of 0.070%), Ugandan (2.2%, a difference of 0.28%), Immigrants from Argentina (2.2%, a difference of 0.34%), Immigrants from Lebanon (2.2%, a difference of 0.59%), and Immigrants from Hungary (2.2%, a difference of 0.60%).

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Uruguayans are Immigrants from Somalia (1.8%, a difference of 0.15%), German Russian (1.8%, a difference of 0.17%), Subsaharan African (1.8%, a difference of 0.22%), Chinese (1.8%, a difference of 0.23%), and Dutch (1.8%, a difference of 0.24%).