Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Iranian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,684,649 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.070 and weighted average of 27.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 316,773,224 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Iranians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.200 and weighted average of 29.7%, a difference of 9.5%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	Iranian
Minimum	7.0%	9.6%
Maximum	59.4%	70.1%
Range	52.4%	60.5%
Mean	29.2%	38.2%
Median	28.0%	36.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.7%	30.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	34.6%	44.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.8%	13.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.3%	12.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.2%	12.8%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Spanish (27.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (27.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Europe (27.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Chickasaw (27.2%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from the Azores (27.2%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Hungary	4.8 /100 \| #235	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	4.8 /100 \| #236	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	4.4 /100 \| #237	Tragic 27.1%
Osage	4.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 27.1%
Estonians	4.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 27.1%
Immigrants \| Europe	3.8 /100 \| #240	Tragic 27.1%
Creek	3.8 /100 \| #241	Tragic 27.1%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	3.7 /100 \| #242	Tragic 27.1%
Spanish	3.6 /100 \| #243	Tragic 27.1%
Chickasaw	3.5 /100 \| #244	Tragic 27.2%
Immigrants \| Azores	3.5 /100 \| #245	Tragic 27.2%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 27.2%
Celtics	2.8 /100 \| #247	Tragic 27.3%
Cypriots	2.8 /100 \| #248	Tragic 27.3%
Carpatho Rusyns	2.7 /100 \| #249	Tragic 27.3%

Demographics Similar to Iranians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Iranians are Filipino (29.7%, a difference of 0.060%), Dutch (29.6%, a difference of 0.28%), Swiss (30.0%, a difference of 0.83%), English (29.5%, a difference of 0.86%), and Immigrants from Taiwan (29.5%, a difference of 0.87%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%
English	0.0 /100 \| #336	Tragic 29.5%
Dutch	0.0 /100 \| #337	Tragic 29.6%
Filipinos	0.0 /100 \| #338	Tragic 29.7%
Iranians	0.0 /100 \| #339	Tragic 29.7%
Swiss	0.0 /100 \| #340	Tragic 30.0%
Thais	0.0 /100 \| #341	Tragic 30.5%
Pennsylvania Germans	0.0 /100 \| #342	Tragic 30.7%
Danes	0.0 /100 \| #343	Tragic 31.0%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	0.0 /100 \| #344	Tragic 31.0%
Immigrants \| India	0.0 /100 \| #345	Tragic 31.5%
Cajuns	0.0 /100 \| #346	Tragic 33.9%