Somali vs Sri Lankan Professional Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 99,274,303 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Somalis and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.392 and weighted average of 4.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 439,314,043 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Sri Lankans and percentage of population with at least professional degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.567 and weighted average of 4.3%, a difference of 3.3%.

In terms of professional degree, the demographic groups most similar to Somalis are Barbadian (4.1%, a difference of 0.32%), Panamanian (4.1%, a difference of 0.35%), Yugoslavian (4.1%, a difference of 0.42%), Subsaharan African (4.1%, a difference of 0.66%), and Immigrants from Iraq (4.2%, a difference of 0.68%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Sri Lankans are Immigrants from Poland (4.3%, a difference of 0.040%), Slovak (4.3%, a difference of 0.30%), Ghanaian (4.3%, a difference of 0.32%), French (4.2%, a difference of 0.37%), and Immigrants from Thailand (4.3%, a difference of 0.47%).