Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Syria Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,744,681 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.156 and weighted average of 29.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,099,463 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Syria and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 26.4%, a difference of 10.3%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Syria
Minimum	4.8%	13.6%
Maximum	78.5%	58.0%
Range	73.7%	44.4%
Mean	34.9%	29.9%
Median	33.4%	28.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	28.4%	24.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	40.6%	33.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.2%	8.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.8%	9.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.6%	9.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Immigrants from Iran (29.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Scottish (29.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Belgium (29.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Hungarian (29.0%, a difference of 0.24%), and German (29.2%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Welsh	0.1 /100 \| #321	Tragic 28.9%
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.1 /100 \| #322	Tragic 28.9%
Norwegians	0.1 /100 \| #323	Tragic 29.0%
Croatians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 29.0%
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Syria by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Syria are Laotian (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Eastern Europe (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.16%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Chileans	22.3 /100 \| #194	Fair 26.3%
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%