Human Rights Index linked to female 45-49 population
Comparing Human Rights Index with Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP across 169 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.57
- Holding size constant
- -0.41
- Countries compared
- 169
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
The relationship between the Human Rights Index and the proportion of female population aged 45-49 per unit of GDP might be influenced by societal factors such as education and healthcare, which could impact both indicators. A careful reader should be cautious about potential confounders like overall healthcare system quality. The correlation could also be driven by cultural or economic factors not directly related to human rights.
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 might mislead because it could be driven by a third factor, such as a country's overall development or societal values, rather than a direct link between the two indicators.
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.