Costa Rican vs Immigrants from Middle Africa 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 202,693,436 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Middle Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.242 and weighted average of 22.4%, a difference of 13.1%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from Middle Africa
Minimum	1.8%	6.5%
Maximum	73.5%	48.4%
Range	71.7%	41.9%
Mean	30.0%	20.4%
Median	27.2%	21.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.7%	17.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	35.5%	24.5%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.9%	6.9%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	15.2%	7.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.1%	7.1%

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 Middle Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Middle Africa are Navajo (22.4%, a difference of 0.020%), Immigrants from Cuba (22.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Ghanaian (22.3%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Fiji (22.4%, a difference of 0.17%), and Immigrants from Ghana (22.3%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Bangladeshis	100.0 /100 \| #53	Exceptional 22.2%
Nepalese	100.0 /100 \| #54	Exceptional 22.2%
Immigrants \| Zaire	100.0 /100 \| #55	Exceptional 22.3%
Immigrants \| Ghana	100.0 /100 \| #56	Exceptional 22.3%
Ghanaians	100.0 /100 \| #57	Exceptional 22.3%
Immigrants \| Cuba	100.0 /100 \| #58	Exceptional 22.4%
Navajo	100.0 /100 \| #59	Exceptional 22.4%
Immigrants \| Middle Africa	100.0 /100 \| #60	Exceptional 22.4%
Immigrants \| Fiji	100.0 /100 \| #61	Exceptional 22.4%
Immigrants \| Guatemala	100.0 /100 \| #62	Exceptional 22.5%
Immigrants \| Ecuador	100.0 /100 \| #63	Exceptional 22.5%
Spanish American Indians	100.0 /100 \| #64	Exceptional 22.5%
Guatemalans	99.9 /100 \| #65	Exceptional 22.6%
Central American Indians	99.9 /100 \| #66	Exceptional 22.7%
Menominee	99.9 /100 \| #67	Exceptional 22.7%