South African vs Immigrants from Western Africa Single Mother Poverty

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 179,638,644 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.125 and weighted average of 28.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 351,716,965 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and poverty level among single mothers in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.329 and weighted average of 29.9%, a difference of 4.8%.

Single Mother Poverty Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Western Africa
Minimum	15.5%	13.4%
Maximum	36.4%	51.8%
Range	20.9%	38.4%
Mean	27.7%	30.4%
Median	28.0%	29.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.2%	26.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	33.3%	34.1%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.2%	7.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.6%	7.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	7.7%

Similar Demographics by Single Mother Poverty

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Single Mother Poverty

In terms of single mother poverty, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from North America (28.5%, a difference of 0.010%), Luxembourger (28.5%, a difference of 0.020%), Danish (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from South America (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), and Immigrants from Denmark (28.5%, a difference of 0.060%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Single Mother Poverty
Immigrants \| Spain	89.2 /100 \| #135	Excellent 28.4%
Native Hawaiians	88.9 /100 \| #136	Excellent 28.4%
Immigrants \| Canada	88.9 /100 \| #137	Excellent 28.4%
Immigrants \| Belgium	88.5 /100 \| #138	Excellent 28.5%
Samoans	88.1 /100 \| #139	Excellent 28.5%
Immigrants \| Colombia	88.0 /100 \| #140	Excellent 28.5%
Danes	87.1 /100 \| #141	Excellent 28.5%
South Africans	86.6 /100 \| #142	Excellent 28.5%
Immigrants \| North America	86.5 /100 \| #143	Excellent 28.5%
Luxembourgers	86.4 /100 \| #144	Excellent 28.5%
Immigrants \| South America	86.1 /100 \| #145	Excellent 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	86.1 /100 \| #146	Excellent 28.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	85.3 /100 \| #147	Excellent 28.6%
Syrians	85.3 /100 \| #148	Excellent 28.6%
Serbians	85.0 /100 \| #149	Excellent 28.6%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Single Mother Poverty

In terms of single mother poverty, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Liberian (29.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Jamaican (29.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Ghana (29.9%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Thailand (29.9%, a difference of 0.050%), and Nicaraguan (29.8%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Single Mother Poverty
Irish	13.9 /100 \| #209	Poor 29.8%
Haitians	13.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 29.8%
Guyanese	12.8 /100 \| #211	Poor 29.8%
Nicaraguans	12.4 /100 \| #212	Poor 29.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	12.0 /100 \| #213	Poor 29.9%
Liberians	11.7 /100 \| #214	Poor 29.9%
Jamaicans	11.7 /100 \| #215	Poor 29.9%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	11.5 /100 \| #216	Poor 29.9%
Immigrants \| Ghana	11.3 /100 \| #217	Poor 29.9%
Hungarians	10.3 /100 \| #218	Poor 29.9%
Finns	9.3 /100 \| #219	Tragic 30.0%
Germans	8.8 /100 \| #220	Tragic 30.0%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	7.7 /100 \| #221	Tragic 30.0%
Sudanese	7.6 /100 \| #222	Tragic 30.0%
Immigrants \| Cuba	6.9 /100 \| #223	Tragic 30.1%