Older men linked to women's rights
Comparing Women's Civil Liberties Index with Population ages 75-79, male, per capita across 172 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- +0.67
- Holding size constant
- +0.58
- Countries compared
- 172
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
The correlation might be driven by societal factors such as education or cultural values that influence both the wellbeing of older men and the status of women's civil liberties. A careful reader should consider the potential impact of a likely confounder, such as the overall level of social and economic development. This relationship could reflect broader societal trends rather than a direct link between the two indicators.
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 causal relationship between the two indicators, when in fact they may both be driven by underlying factors such as a country's level of development or democratization.
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.