Young males linked to lower GVA
Comparing Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per capita with Population ages 05-09, male, per capita across 192 countries, 2025–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.83
- Holding size constant
- -0.75
- Countries compared
- 192
- Period
- 2025–2025
What might link these
The correlation might be driven by countries with younger populations having different economic structures or priorities. A careful reader should consider that education expenditure, which could be a likely confounder, might influence both indicators. The relationship could be due to various socio-economic 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 relationship between the age of males and economic output, when in fact it might be influenced by other underlying factors.
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.