Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Central America Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 253,543,370 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Costa Ricans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.129 and weighted average of 25.3%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 534,855,009 people shows a mild positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Central America and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.354 and weighted average of 24.6%, a difference of 2.6%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Central America
Minimum	1.8%	13.9%
Maximum	73.5%	47.0%
Range	71.7%	33.1%
Mean	30.0%	26.4%
Median	27.2%	25.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.7%	23.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	35.5%	27.9%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.9%	4.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	15.2%	5.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.1%	5.7%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Costa Ricans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Costa Ricans are Immigrants from Mexico (25.3%, a difference of 0.060%), Immigrants from Vietnam (25.2%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Zimbabwe (25.3%, a difference of 0.18%), Blackfeet (25.2%, a difference of 0.22%), and Immigrants from Northern Africa (25.2%, a difference of 0.22%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Immigrants	82.3 /100 \| #150	Excellent 25.1%
Taiwanese	81.6 /100 \| #151	Excellent 25.1%
Uruguayans	81.3 /100 \| #152	Excellent 25.2%
Blackfeet	78.1 /100 \| #153	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Northern Africa	78.1 /100 \| #154	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Vietnam	77.7 /100 \| #155	Good 25.2%
Immigrants \| Mexico	76.4 /100 \| #156	Good 25.3%
Costa Ricans	75.8 /100 \| #157	Good 25.3%
Immigrants \| Zimbabwe	73.7 /100 \| #158	Good 25.3%
Puget Sound Salish	73.0 /100 \| #159	Good 25.3%
French American Indians	72.5 /100 \| #160	Good 25.4%
Albanians	69.4 /100 \| #161	Good 25.4%
Shoshone	69.0 /100 \| #162	Good 25.4%
Native Hawaiians	69.0 /100 \| #163	Good 25.4%
Koreans	68.6 /100 \| #164	Good 25.4%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Central America by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Central America are Yup'ik (24.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Uruguay (24.6%, a difference of 0.070%), German Russian (24.6%, a difference of 0.070%), Alsatian (24.7%, a difference of 0.080%), and Spanish American (24.6%, a difference of 0.090%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Thailand	94.9 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 24.5%
Apache	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 24.5%
Natives/Alaskans	94.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| South America	93.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 24.6%
Spanish Americans	93.8 /100 \| #125	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Uruguay	93.8 /100 \| #126	Exceptional 24.6%
German Russians	93.7 /100 \| #127	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| Central America	93.5 /100 \| #128	Exceptional 24.6%
Yup'ik	93.3 /100 \| #129	Exceptional 24.7%
Alsatians	93.2 /100 \| #130	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Philippines	93.0 /100 \| #131	Exceptional 24.7%
Immigrants \| Costa Rica	92.4 /100 \| #132	Exceptional 24.7%
Colombians	92.4 /100 \| #133	Exceptional 24.7%
Mexican American Indians	92.2 /100 \| #134	Exceptional 24.7%
South American Indians	92.0 /100 \| #135	Exceptional 24.7%