Immigrants from Afghanistan vs Scandinavian Child Poverty Under the Age of 16

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,262,945 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.528 and weighted average of 17.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 465,879,873 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and poverty level among children under the age of 16 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.573 and weighted average of 14.1%, a difference of 20.6%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Cameroon (17.1%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (17.1%, a difference of 0.11%), Ugandan (17.1%, a difference of 0.19%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (17.1%, a difference of 0.21%), and Hmong (17.1%, a difference of 0.27%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 16, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Immigrants from Pakistan (14.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Belgium (14.1%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Serbia (14.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Immigrants from Austria (14.2%, a difference of 0.19%), and Immigrants from Sweden (14.2%, a difference of 0.22%).