Syrian vs Immigrants from Iraq Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 266,238,667 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.081 and weighted average of 27.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,737,327 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.209 and weighted average of 26.7%, a difference of 3.3%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Iraq
Minimum	7.1%	3.9%
Maximum	58.7%	46.5%
Range	51.6%	42.6%
Mean	31.3%	27.1%
Median	28.7%	26.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	25.2%	23.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.0%	31.2%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.8%	7.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.7%	6.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.6%	6.9%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Lebanon (27.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Germany (27.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Tongan (27.5%, a difference of 0.37%), Icelander (27.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Switzerland (27.7%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Cherokee	1.9 /100 \| #256	Tragic 27.4%
Luxembourgers	1.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 27.4%
Slavs	1.8 /100 \| #258	Tragic 27.4%
Icelanders	1.8 /100 \| #259	Tragic 27.5%
Tongans	1.7 /100 \| #260	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Germany	1.5 /100 \| #261	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	1.5 /100 \| #262	Tragic 27.5%
Syrians	1.4 /100 \| #263	Tragic 27.6%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	1.0 /100 \| #264	Tragic 27.7%
Serbians	1.0 /100 \| #265	Tragic 27.7%
Hmong	1.0 /100 \| #266	Tragic 27.7%
Turks	1.0 /100 \| #267	Tragic 27.7%
New Zealanders	1.0 /100 \| #268	Tragic 27.7%
Potawatomi	0.9 /100 \| #269	Tragic 27.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.9 /100 \| #270	Tragic 27.8%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iraq by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Immigrants from China (26.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (26.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Iraqi (26.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Portugal (26.7%, a difference of 0.15%), and Mongolian (26.6%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
Arabs	12.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 26.6%
Mongolians	11.4 /100 \| #211	Poor 26.6%
Iraqis	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 26.6%
Immigrants \| Iraq	10.3 /100 \| #213	Poor 26.7%
Immigrants \| China	10.3 /100 \| #214	Poor 26.7%
Yugoslavians	9.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Portugal	9.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 26.7%
Brazilians	9.2 /100 \| #217	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	9.1 /100 \| #218	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Latvia	8.9 /100 \| #220	Tragic 26.7%