Belgian vs Immigrants from Portugal Doctorate Degree

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 351,946,706 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Belgians and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.387 and weighted average of 1.8%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 173,995,851 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and percentage of population with at least doctorate degree education in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.399 and weighted average of 1.5%, a difference of 21.7%.

Doctorate Degree Correlation Summary

Measurement	Belgian	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	0.30%	0.14%
Maximum	3.3%	3.6%
Range	3.0%	3.5%
Mean	1.2%	1.2%
Median	0.93%	1.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	0.53%	0.64%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	1.5%	1.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	1.0%	1.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	0.80%	0.75%
Standard Deviation (Population)	0.79%	0.75%

Similar Demographics by Doctorate Degree

Demographics Similar to Belgians by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Belgians are Norwegian (1.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Bangladesh (1.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Thailand (1.8%, a difference of 0.12%), Spanish (1.8%, a difference of 0.14%), and Iraqi (1.8%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Scotch-Irish	63.6 /100 \| #165	Good 1.9%
Spaniards	63.5 /100 \| #166	Good 1.9%
Macedonians	60.9 /100 \| #167	Good 1.9%
Sri Lankans	60.3 /100 \| #168	Good 1.9%
Vietnamese	54.8 /100 \| #169	Average 1.9%
Costa Ricans	53.3 /100 \| #170	Average 1.8%
Bermudans	52.1 /100 \| #171	Average 1.8%
Belgians	50.3 /100 \| #172	Average 1.8%
Norwegians	50.0 /100 \| #173	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Bangladesh	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 1.8%
Immigrants \| Thailand	49.4 /100 \| #175	Average 1.8%
Spanish	49.3 /100 \| #176	Average 1.8%
Iraqis	49.2 /100 \| #177	Average 1.8%
French	48.8 /100 \| #178	Average 1.8%
Ghanaians	48.3 /100 \| #179	Average 1.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Doctorate Degree

In terms of doctorate degree, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Chickasaw (1.5%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Bahamas (1.5%, a difference of 0.32%), Japanese (1.5%, a difference of 0.46%), Blackfeet (1.5%, a difference of 0.51%), and Liberian (1.5%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Doctorate Degree
Immigrants \| Cambodia	1.0 /100 \| #254	Tragic 1.5%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	1.0 /100 \| #255	Tragic 1.5%
Central American Indians	1.0 /100 \| #256	Tragic 1.5%
Chippewa	0.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| West Indies	0.9 /100 \| #258	Tragic 1.5%
Liberians	0.9 /100 \| #259	Tragic 1.5%
Japanese	0.9 /100 \| #260	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Portugal	0.8 /100 \| #261	Tragic 1.5%
Chickasaw	0.7 /100 \| #262	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Bahamas	0.7 /100 \| #263	Tragic 1.5%
Blackfeet	0.7 /100 \| #264	Tragic 1.5%
Nicaraguans	0.6 /100 \| #265	Tragic 1.5%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.5 /100 \| #266	Tragic 1.5%
Kiowa	0.5 /100 \| #267	Tragic 1.5%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	0.5 /100 \| #268	Tragic 1.5%