Young girls' relative presence linked to civil liberties
Comparing Civil liberties rating, gaps filled with Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP across 190 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- +0.61
- Holding size constant
- +0.50
- Countries compared
- 190
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
A higher proportion of young girls relative to GDP may be associated with higher civil liberties ratings. This could reflect underlying societal factors prioritizing the well-being and rights of women and children, or perhaps a more equitable distribution of resources. However, the correlation is moderate, and the relationship is unlikely to be a direct cause and effect.
Why this is not proof of anything
This is a correlation across countries, not an experiment. It cannot show that either indicator causes the other, and both may simply follow a third thing. This correlation does not imply that the presence of young girls directly causes higher civil liberties; other societal and economic factors are likely at play.
The second figure above repeats the measurement with national population and income held constant. It is the more conservative number: a relationship that largely disappears there was mostly telling you that larger, richer countries have more of most things.
How this was measured
Both indicators were ranked across every country reporting each, and the two rankings compared — ranks rather than raw values, because a handful of very large countries can otherwise manufacture a relationship on their own. The calculation is arithmetic over figures already published on this site; the commentary above is drafted from the two indicator names and the resulting coefficients.