Reserve funds link to young male ratio
Comparing Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita with Population ages 10-14, male, per unit of GDP across 187 countries, 2020–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.73
- Holding size constant
- -0.61
- Countries compared
- 187
- Period
- 2020–2025
What might link these
The relationship between a country's reserve tranche position per capita and the proportion of males aged 10-14 per unit of GDP might be influenced by economic stability and demographic factors. A careful reader should consider that education or labor market participation rates could be a confounder. The correlation suggests a possible link between economic reserves and demographic structure, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear.
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 reserve funds and demographic ratios, when in fact other economic or social factors may be driving the association.
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.