Immigrants from Nigeria vs American Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,442,522 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.156 and weighted average of 22.7%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 577,977,110 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Americans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.262 and weighted average of 27.8%, a difference of 22.6%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Nigeria	American
Minimum	2.9%	2.7%
Maximum	46.7%	69.8%
Range	43.8%	67.1%
Mean	19.8%	30.2%
Median	20.9%	28.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	15.8%	26.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.9%	31.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.2%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	7.9%	10.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	7.8%	10.5%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Menominee (22.7%, a difference of 0.0%), Indonesian (22.7%, a difference of 0.030%), Immigrants from Uzbekistan (22.7%, a difference of 0.14%), Central American Indian (22.7%, a difference of 0.18%), and Immigrants from El Salvador (22.8%, a difference of 0.31%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Fiji	100.0 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 22.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	100.0 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 22.5%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	100.0 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 22.5%
Spanish American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 22.5%
Guatemalans	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 22.6%
Central American Indians	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 22.7%
Menominee	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 22.7%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	99.9 /100 \| #68	Exceptional 22.7%
Indonesians	99.9 /100 \| #69	Exceptional 22.7%
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	99.9 /100 \| #70	Exceptional 22.7%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	99.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 22.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	99.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 22.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	99.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 22.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	99.9 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 22.8%
Fijians	99.9 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 22.9%

Demographics Similar to Americans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Americans are Bulgarian (27.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from Japan (27.9%, a difference of 0.080%), Lebanese (27.9%, a difference of 0.11%), Latvian (27.9%, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Korea (27.8%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Turks	1.0 /100 \| #267	Tragic 27.7%
New Zealanders	1.0 /100 \| #268	Tragic 27.7%
Potawatomi	0.9 /100 \| #269	Tragic 27.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.9 /100 \| #270	Tragic 27.8%
Ute	0.8 /100 \| #271	Tragic 27.8%
Immigrants \| Korea	0.8 /100 \| #272	Tragic 27.8%
Bulgarians	0.7 /100 \| #273	Tragic 27.8%
Americans	0.7 /100 \| #274	Tragic 27.8%
Immigrants \| Japan	0.7 /100 \| #275	Tragic 27.9%
Lebanese	0.7 /100 \| #276	Tragic 27.9%
Latvians	0.7 /100 \| #277	Tragic 27.9%
Immigrants \| England	0.6 /100 \| #278	Tragic 27.9%
Romanians	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 28.0%
Russians	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 28.0%
Burmese	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 28.0%