South African vs Northern European Child Poverty Under the Age of 5

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 177,239,967 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.220 and weighted average of 16.2%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 386,576,339 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Northern Europeans and poverty level among children under the age of 5 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.431 and weighted average of 16.0%, a difference of 1.7%.

In terms of child poverty under the age of 5, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Immigrants from England (16.2%, a difference of 0.49%), Native Hawaiian (16.2%, a difference of 0.57%), Immigrants from Albania (16.2%, a difference of 0.57%), Austrian (16.1%, a difference of 0.65%), and Swiss (16.1%, a difference of 0.65%). Similarly, the demographic groups most similar to Northern Europeans are Romanian (16.0%, a difference of 0.010%), Pakistani (16.0%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Brazil (16.0%, a difference of 0.080%), Peruvian (16.0%, a difference of 0.10%), and Puget Sound Salish (16.0%, a difference of 0.10%).