Costa Rican vs Immigrants from North 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 461,849,295 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from North America and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.173 and weighted average of 28.4%, a difference of 12.3%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Costa Rican	Immigrants from North America
Minimum	1.8%	8.0%
Maximum	73.5%	58.9%
Range	71.7%	50.9%
Mean	30.0%	35.2%
Median	27.2%	31.8%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.7%	30.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	35.5%	41.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.9%	11.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	15.2%	11.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.1%	11.5%

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 North America by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from North America are Austrian (28.4%, a difference of 0.0%), Immigrants from North Macedonia (28.4%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Northern Europe (28.5%, a difference of 0.17%), Immigrants from Canada (28.5%, a difference of 0.21%), and Scotch-Irish (28.5%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Australians	0.3 /100 \| #290	Tragic 28.2%
Czechoslovakians	0.3 /100 \| #291	Tragic 28.2%
Immigrants \| Australia	0.3 /100 \| #292	Tragic 28.2%
Immigrants \| Israel	0.3 /100 \| #293	Tragic 28.2%
Greeks	0.3 /100 \| #294	Tragic 28.2%
Slovenes	0.3 /100 \| #295	Tragic 28.3%
Northern Europeans	0.3 /100 \| #296	Tragic 28.3%
Immigrants \| North America	0.2 /100 \| #297	Tragic 28.4%
Austrians	0.2 /100 \| #298	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| North Macedonia	0.2 /100 \| #299	Tragic 28.4%
Immigrants \| Northern Europe	0.2 /100 \| #300	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Canada	0.2 /100 \| #301	Tragic 28.5%
Scotch-Irish	0.2 /100 \| #302	Tragic 28.5%
Irish	0.2 /100 \| #303	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Netherlands	0.2 /100 \| #304	Tragic 28.5%