Less consumption per capita in countries with more men aged 30-34 per GDP
Comparing Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita (constant 2015 US$) with Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP across 171 countries, 2018–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.97
- Holding size constant
- -0.94
- Countries compared
- 171
- Period
- 2018–2025
What might link these
The strong negative correlation might suggest that countries with a larger proportion of young adult males relative to their economic output tend to have lower per capita consumption expenditure. A careful reader should consider education levels as a potential confounder, as they could influence both consumption patterns and the proportion of young males in the workforce. The relationship may also be driven by cultural or societal factors.
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 could mislead by implying a direct link between demographic composition and consumption patterns, when in fact other economic or social factors may be driving the relationship.
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.