Immigrants from Peru vs Puerto Rican Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 328,741,739 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Peru and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.325 and weighted average of 25.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 527,155,694 people shows a substantial negative correlation between the proportion of Puerto Ricans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.524 and weighted average of 18.7%, a difference of 34.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Peru	Puerto Rican
Minimum	2.9%	0.0036%
Maximum	66.2%	43.5%
Range	63.3%	43.5%
Mean	28.2%	18.6%
Median	25.8%	20.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.6%	13.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	32.4%	24.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.8%	10.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.3%	8.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.2%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Peru by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Peru are Immigrants (25.1%, a difference of 0.040%), Taiwanese (25.1%, a difference of 0.12%), Iroquois (25.1%, a difference of 0.15%), Uruguayan (25.2%, a difference of 0.16%), and Malaysian (25.0%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Afghans	88.1 /100 \| #142	Excellent 24.9%
Immigrants \| Uganda	88.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 24.9%
Chippewa	86.9 /100 \| #144	Excellent 25.0%
Comanche	85.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 25.0%
South Americans	85.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 25.0%
Malaysians	84.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 25.0%
Iroquois	83.9 /100 \| #148	Excellent 25.1%
Immigrants \| Peru	82.6 /100 \| #149	Excellent 25.1%
Immigrants \| Immigrants	82.3 /100 \| #150	Excellent 25.1%
Taiwanese	81.6 /100 \| #151	Excellent 25.1%
Uruguayans	81.3 /100 \| #152	Excellent 25.2%
Blackfeet	78.1 /100 \| #153	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	78.1 /100 \| #154	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	77.7 /100 \| #155	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Mexico	76.4 /100 \| #156	Good 25.3%

Demographics Similar to Puerto Ricans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Puerto Ricans are Immigrants from Jamaica (18.8%, a difference of 0.63%), Barbadian (19.0%, a difference of 1.3%), Crow (19.1%, a difference of 1.8%), Immigrants from Guyana (18.4%, a difference of 2.0%), and Guyanese (18.3%, a difference of 2.3%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Grenada	100.0 /100 \| #1	Exceptional 16.2%
Immigrants \| St. Vincent and the Grenadines	100.0 /100 \| #2	Exceptional 16.4%
Immigrants \| Barbados	100.0 /100 \| #3	Exceptional 17.8%
British West Indians	100.0 /100 \| #4	Exceptional 18.0%
Guyanese	100.0 /100 \| #5	Exceptional 18.3%
Immigrants \| Guyana	100.0 /100 \| #6	Exceptional 18.4%
Puerto Ricans	100.0 /100 \| #7	Exceptional 18.7%
Immigrants \| Jamaica	100.0 /100 \| #8	Exceptional 18.8%
Barbadians	100.0 /100 \| #9	Exceptional 19.0%
Crow	100.0 /100 \| #10	Exceptional 19.1%
Immigrants \| Haiti	100.0 /100 \| #11	Exceptional 19.2%
Immigrants \| West Indies	100.0 /100 \| #12	Exceptional 19.2%
Trinidadians and Tobagonians	100.0 /100 \| #13	Exceptional 19.3%
Immigrants \| Trinidad and Tobago	100.0 /100 \| #14	Exceptional 19.3%
West Indians	100.0 /100 \| #15	Exceptional 19.6%