Afghan vs Immigrants from Eastern Europe Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 148,863,238 people shows a poor negative correlation between the proportion of Afghans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.191 and weighted average of 24.9%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 475,258,963 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Eastern Europe and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.133 and weighted average of 26.4%, a difference of 5.8%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Afghan	Immigrants from Eastern Europe
Minimum	0.35%	2.8%
Maximum	64.3%	56.5%
Range	63.9%	53.8%
Mean	26.3%	26.6%
Median	25.0%	26.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	20.8%	22.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	31.1%	28.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	10.3%	6.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.3%	8.4%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.2%	8.3%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Afghans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Afghans are Immigrants from Uganda (24.9%, a difference of 0.020%), Chippewa (25.0%, a difference of 0.19%), Hawaiian (24.9%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Nepal (24.9%, a difference of 0.21%), and Hispanic or Latino (24.9%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
South American Indians	92.0 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 24.7%
Armenians	91.3 /100 \| #136	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| South Eastern Asia	90.9 /100 \| #137	Exceptional 24.8%
Immigrants \| Bosnia and Herzegovina	90.1 /100 \| #138	Exceptional 24.8%
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%

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

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Eastern Europe are Laotian (26.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from Syria (26.4%, a difference of 0.010%), Immigrants from Russia (26.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Delaware (26.3%, a difference of 0.17%), and Dutch West Indian (26.3%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
Immigrants \| Kuwait	12.6 /100 \| #209	Poor 26.6%
Arabs	12.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 26.6%