Immigrants from Eritrea vs South American Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 104,849,653 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eritrea and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.237 and weighted average of 21.4%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 493,539,614 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of South Americans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.400 and weighted average of 25.0%, a difference of 16.7%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Eritrea	South American
Minimum	6.0%	0.78%
Maximum	56.4%	64.7%
Range	50.4%	63.9%
Mean	22.2%	26.9%
Median	21.1%	25.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	17.7%	22.0%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	25.3%	29.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.6%	7.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	8.2%	10.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	8.1%	10.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Eritrea by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eritrea are Sierra Leonean (21.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Liberian (21.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Sierra Leone (21.4%, a difference of 0.080%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.5%, a difference of 0.44%), and Lumbee (21.3%, a difference of 0.56%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
Ethiopians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 21.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 22.0%
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 22.1%

Demographics Similar to South Americans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to South Americans are Comanche (25.0%, a difference of 0.0%), Malaysian (25.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Iroquois (25.1%, a difference of 0.16%), Chippewa (25.0%, a difference of 0.24%), and Immigrants from Peru (25.1%, a difference of 0.31%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Hispanics or Latinos	89.5 /100 \| #139	Excellent 24.9%
Immigrants \| Nepal	89.3 /100 \| #140	Excellent 24.9%
Hawaiians	89.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent 24.9%
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%