Malaysian vs Scandinavian Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 221,749,589 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.123 and weighted average of 18.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 447,069,136 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.680 and weighted average of 15.7%, a difference of 17.6%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Immigrants from Panama (18.5%, a difference of 0.20%), Hmong (18.5%, a difference of 0.66%), Immigrants from Thailand (18.3%, a difference of 0.76%), Nepalese (18.3%, a difference of 0.78%), and Immigrants from Africa (18.6%, a difference of 0.87%).

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Ukrainian (15.7%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from South Eastern Asia (15.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Polish (15.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from France (15.6%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Croatia (15.6%, a difference of 0.18%).