Immigrants from South Africa vs Laotian Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 233,231,718 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from South Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.327 and weighted average of 28.5%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 224,802,355 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Laotians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.105 and weighted average of 26.4%, a difference of 8.1%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from South Africa	Laotian
Minimum	20.5%	1.6%
Maximum	65.5%	68.3%
Range	45.0%	66.8%
Mean	41.2%	28.0%
Median	36.8%	26.5%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	33.5%	19.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	48.8%	33.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	15.3%	13.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.3%	13.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.1%	13.7%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from South Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from South Africa are Immigrants from Netherlands (28.5%, a difference of 0.020%), White/Caucasian (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Denmark (28.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%), and Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.10%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 28.6%
Eastern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 28.6%

Demographics Similar to Laotians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Laotians are Immigrants from Eastern Europe (26.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Syria (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Malaysia	22.2 /100 \| #195	Fair 26.3%
Immigrants \| Western Asia	21.7 /100 \| #196	Fair 26.3%
Zimbabweans	21.6 /100 \| #197	Fair 26.3%
Venezuelans	21.5 /100 \| #198	Fair 26.3%
Dutch West Indians	21.0 /100 \| #199	Fair 26.3%
Delaware	20.9 /100 \| #200	Fair 26.3%
Immigrants \| Syria	19.3 /100 \| #201	Poor 26.4%
Laotians	19.2 /100 \| #202	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Eastern Europe	19.2 /100 \| #203	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Russia	19.0 /100 \| #204	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Southern Europe	17.3 /100 \| #205	Poor 26.4%
Indians (Asian)	16.5 /100 \| #206	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	15.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 26.5%
Egyptians	12.7 /100 \| #208	Poor 26.6%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	12.6 /100 \| #209	Poor 26.6%