Afghan vs Immigrants from Nigeria Unemployment

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,850,223 people shows a moderate positive correlation between the proportion of Afghans and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.496 and weighted average of 5.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 283,412,431 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Nigeria and unemployment in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.151 and weighted average of 5.8%, a difference of 10.9%.

Unemployment Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Immigrants from Nigeria
Minimum	0.50%	2.0%
Maximum	15.0%	15.6%
Range	14.5%	13.6%
Mean	5.3%	7.0%
Median	5.0%	6.2%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	4.2%	5.5%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	6.2%	7.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	2.0%	2.1%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	2.2%	2.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	2.2%	2.4%

Similar Demographics by Unemployment

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Nonimmigrants (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Malaysian (5.3%, a difference of 0.030%), Nicaraguan (5.3%, a difference of 0.080%), Taiwanese (5.3%, a difference of 0.14%), and Immigrants from Greece (5.3%, a difference of 0.15%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Puget Sound Salish	56.6 /100 \| #171	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	52.5 /100 \| #172	Average 5.2%
Immigrants \| Poland	51.8 /100 \| #173	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Congo	50.0 /100 \| #174	Average 5.3%
Taiwanese	49.6 /100 \| #175	Average 5.3%
Nicaraguans	48.7 /100 \| #176	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	47.9 /100 \| #177	Average 5.3%
Afghans	47.4 /100 \| #178	Average 5.3%
Malaysians	46.8 /100 \| #179	Average 5.3%
Immigrants \| Greece	45.0 /100 \| #180	Average 5.3%
Albanians	43.5 /100 \| #181	Average 5.3%
Spaniards	42.2 /100 \| #182	Average 5.3%
Brazilians	40.2 /100 \| #183	Average 5.3%
Assyrians/Chaldeans/Syriacs	39.2 /100 \| #184	Fair 5.3%
Immigrants \| Thailand	38.9 /100 \| #185	Fair 5.3%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Nigeria by Unemployment

In terms of unemployment, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Nigeria are Immigrants from Sierra Leone (5.8%, a difference of 0.040%), Immigrants from El Salvador (5.8%, a difference of 0.050%), Mexican American Indian (5.8%, a difference of 0.070%), Blackfeet (5.8%, a difference of 0.13%), and Mexican (5.9%, a difference of 0.36%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Unemployment
Immigrants \| Uzbekistan	0.1 /100 \| #260	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	0.1 /100 \| #261	Tragic 5.8%
Sierra Leoneans	0.1 /100 \| #262	Tragic 5.8%
Salvadorans	0.1 /100 \| #263	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Liberia	0.1 /100 \| #264	Tragic 5.8%
Nigerians	0.1 /100 \| #265	Tragic 5.8%
Mexican American Indians	0.1 /100 \| #266	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Nigeria	0.1 /100 \| #267	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	0.1 /100 \| #268	Tragic 5.8%
Immigrants \| El Salvador	0.1 /100 \| #269	Tragic 5.8%
Blackfeet	0.1 /100 \| #270	Tragic 5.8%
Mexicans	0.1 /100 \| #271	Tragic 5.9%
Hispanics or Latinos	0.0 /100 \| #272	Tragic 5.9%
Immigrants \| Fiji	0.0 /100 \| #273	Tragic 5.9%
Bahamians	0.0 /100 \| #274	Tragic 5.9%