Malaysian vs Immigrants from Sierra Leone Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 226,066,613 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.608 and weighted average of 25.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 101,633,486 people shows a moderate negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sierra Leone and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.432 and weighted average of 21.4%, a difference of 16.9%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from Sierra Leone
Minimum	9.0%	1.1%
Maximum	71.7%	50.6%
Range	62.7%	49.5%
Mean	31.3%	19.5%
Median	26.4%	21.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.6%	14.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.4%	24.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	15.8%	9.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.0%	8.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.9%	8.0%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Malaysians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Comanche (25.0%, a difference of 0.030%), South American (25.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Iroquois (25.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Chippewa (25.0%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Peru (25.1%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	78.1 /100 \| #154	Good 25.2%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sierra Leone are Liberian (21.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Sierra Leonean (21.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Eritrea (21.4%, a difference of 0.080%), Lumbee (21.3%, a difference of 0.49%), and U.S. Virgin Islander (21.5%, a difference of 0.52%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Somalis	100.0 /100 \| #35	Exceptional 21.2%
Belizeans	100.0 /100 \| #36	Exceptional 21.2%
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%