Arab vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 486,307,173 people shows a slight positive correlation between the proportion of Arabs and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.067 and weighted average of 26.6%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 149,684,649 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Sri Lanka and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.070 and weighted average of 27.1%, a difference of 2.1%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Arab	Immigrants from Sri Lanka
Minimum	8.0%	7.0%
Maximum	37.9%	59.4%
Range	29.9%	52.4%
Mean	26.7%	29.2%
Median	26.6%	28.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.3%	22.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	32.0%	34.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	9.7%	11.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.5%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.4%	11.2%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Arabs by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Arabs are Immigrants from Kuwait (26.6%, a difference of 0.040%), Egyptian (26.6%, a difference of 0.060%), Mongolian (26.6%, a difference of 0.13%), Iraqi (26.6%, a difference of 0.16%), and Immigrants from Iraq (26.7%, a difference of 0.31%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
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%
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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Sri Lanka are Spanish (27.1%, a difference of 0.010%), Creek (27.1%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Europe (27.1%, a difference of 0.070%), Chickasaw (27.2%, a difference of 0.080%), and Immigrants from the Azores (27.2%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Hungary	4.8 /100 \| #235	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Romania	4.8 /100 \| #236	Tragic 27.0%
Immigrants \| Eastern Asia	4.4 /100 \| #237	Tragic 27.1%
Osage	4.4 /100 \| #238	Tragic 27.1%
Estonians	4.3 /100 \| #239	Tragic 27.1%
Immigrants \| Europe	3.8 /100 \| #240	Tragic 27.1%
Creek	3.8 /100 \| #241	Tragic 27.1%
Immigrants \| Sri Lanka	3.7 /100 \| #242	Tragic 27.1%
Spanish	3.6 /100 \| #243	Tragic 27.1%
Chickasaw	3.5 /100 \| #244	Tragic 27.2%
Immigrants \| Azores	3.5 /100 \| #245	Tragic 27.2%
Immigrants \| Nonimmigrants	3.3 /100 \| #246	Tragic 27.2%
Celtics	2.8 /100 \| #247	Tragic 27.3%
Cypriots	2.8 /100 \| #248	Tragic 27.3%
Carpatho Rusyns	2.7 /100 \| #249	Tragic 27.3%