Immigrants from Costa Rica vs Liberian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 204,249,017 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Costa Rica and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.216 and weighted average of 24.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 118,089,218 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Liberians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 15.4%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Costa Rica	Liberian
Minimum	6.0%	0.44%
Maximum	62.8%	47.8%
Range	56.8%	47.4%
Mean	27.1%	21.5%
Median	25.7%	21.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	20.9%	18.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	31.9%	25.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.0%	6.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.3%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.2%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Costa Rica are Colombian (24.7%, a difference of 0.0%), Mexican American Indian (24.7%, a difference of 0.040%), South American Indian (24.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Immigrants from Philippines (24.7%, a difference of 0.15%), and Alsatian (24.7%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Spanish Americans	93.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	93.8 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 24.6%
German Russians	93.7 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Central America	93.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 24.6%
Yup'ik	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 24.7%
Alsatians	93.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.0 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	92.4 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 24.7%
Colombians	92.4 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 24.7%
Mexican American Indians	92.2 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 24.7%
South American Indians	92.0 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 24.7%
Armenians	91.3 /100 \| #136	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	90.9 /100 \| #137	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	90.1 /100 \| #138	Exceptional 24.8%
Hispanics or Latinos	89.5 /100 \| #139	Excellent 24.9%

Demographics Similar to Liberians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Liberians are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (21.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Sierra Leonean (21.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Eritrea (21.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Lumbee (21.3%, a difference of 0.48%), and U.S. Virgin Islander (21.5%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Pima	100.0 /100 \| #34	Exceptional 21.1%
Somalis	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 21.2%
Belizeans	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 21.2%
Immigrants \| Somalia	100.0 /100 \| #37	Exceptional 21.2%
Immigrants \| Belize	100.0 /100 \| #38	Exceptional 21.3%
Colville	100.0 /100 \| #39	Exceptional 21.3%
Lumbee	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 21.3%
Liberians	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 21.4%
Sierra Leoneans	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 21.4%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 21.5%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 21.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 21.7%
Blacks/African Americans	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 21.7%