SDR allocation linked to young male population
Comparing Age population, age 14, male, interpolated with SDR Allocation, SDR, per capita across 189 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.56
- Holding size constant
- -0.64
- Countries compared
- 189
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
The relationship between SDR allocation per capita and the proportion of young males in a population might be influenced by economic factors, as countries with younger populations may have different economic needs or priorities. A careful reader should consider the potential impact of education or employment opportunities on this correlation. Urbanization rates could be a likely confounder.
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 SDR allocation and demographic factors, when in fact it may be driven by underlying economic or social trends.
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.