South American vs Immigrants from Northern Europe Wage/Income Gap

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 476,427,799 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Northern Europe and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.210 and weighted average of 28.5%, a difference of 13.7%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	South American	Immigrants from Northern Europe
Minimum	0.78%	8.1%
Maximum	64.7%	62.1%
Range	63.9%	54.0%
Mean	26.9%	34.6%
Median	25.5%	35.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.0%	26.8%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	29.0%	44.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.0%	17.2%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	10.2%	12.8%
Standard Deviation (Population)	10.1%	12.6%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Northern Europe by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Northern Europe are Immigrants from Canada (28.5%, a difference of 0.040%), Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.070%), Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (28.4%, a difference of 0.12%), and Austrian (28.4%, a difference of 0.16%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Israel	0.3 /100 \| #293	Tragic 28.2%
Greeks	0.3 /100 \| #294	Tragic 28.2%
Slovenes	0.3 /100 \| #295	Tragic 28.3%
Northern Europeans	0.3 /100 \| #296	Tragic 28.3%
Immigrants \| North America	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 28.4%
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%