Puerto Rican vs South African Unemployment Among Ages 16 to 19 years

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 485,554,515 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.656 and weighted average of 27.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 176,310,697 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and unemployment rate among population between the ages 16 and 19 in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.182 and weighted average of 16.9%, a difference of 62.5%.

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Inupiat (28.1%, a difference of 2.0%), Crow (26.2%, a difference of 4.8%), Navajo (29.0%, a difference of 5.6%), Immigrants from Grenada (25.7%, a difference of 6.8%), and Immigrants from St. Vincent and the Grenadines (25.7%, a difference of 7.0%).

In terms of unemployment among ages 16 to 19 years, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Cuban (16.9%, a difference of 0.040%), Bangladeshi (16.9%, a difference of 0.050%), Mongolian (16.9%, a difference of 0.12%), Cambodian (16.9%, a difference of 0.13%), and Ottawa (16.9%, a difference of 0.16%).