Immigrants from Sri Lanka vs Spanish American 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 103,143,152 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Spanish Americans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.131 and weighted average of 24.6%, a difference of 10.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Sri Lanka	Spanish American
Minimum	7.0%	0.29%
Maximum	59.4%	59.1%
Range	52.4%	58.8%
Mean	29.2%	27.3%
Median	28.0%	25.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.7%	19.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	34.6%	35.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	11.8%	16.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.3%	14.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.2%	13.9%

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 Spanish Americans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Spanish Americans are Immigrants from South America (24.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Uruguay (24.6%, a difference of 0.020%), German Russian (24.6%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Central America (24.6%, a difference of 0.090%), and Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.14%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Micronesia	95.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 24.4%
Kenyans	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 24.5%
Cree	95.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 24.5%
Immigrants \| Thailand	94.9 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 24.5%
Apache	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 24.5%
Natives/Alaskans	94.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| South America	93.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 24.6%
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%