Wealthier nations have fewer women 55-59 per GDP unit
Comparing GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita with Population ages 55-59, female, per unit of GDP across 205 countries, 2011–2025.
- Rank correlation
- -0.97
- Holding size constant
- -0.95
- Countries compared
- 205
- Period
- 2011–2025
What might link these
The strong negative correlation might be linked to factors like increased female participation in the workforce or changes in population demographics in wealthier countries. A careful reader should consider education level as a potential confounder. The relationship could be influenced by various socioeconomic 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 wealth and demographic structures without accounting for other influencing 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.