Eastern European vs Immigrants from Sri Lanka Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 460,606,306 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of Eastern Europeans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.580 and weighted average of 28.6%. 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 5.5%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Eastern European	Immigrants from Sri Lanka
Minimum	9.9%	7.0%
Maximum	85.4%	59.4%
Range	75.6%	52.4%
Mean	39.9%	29.2%
Median	36.2%	28.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	30.7%	22.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	44.6%	34.6%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	13.9%	11.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.4%	11.3%
Standard Deviation (Population)	14.3%	11.2%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Eastern Europeans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Eastern Europeans are Immigrants from Lithuania (28.6%, a difference of 0.13%), French (28.7%, a difference of 0.13%), Finnish (28.6%, a difference of 0.20%), Immigrants from Scotland (28.7%, a difference of 0.27%), and Macedonian (28.6%, a difference of 0.29%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| South Africa	0.1 /100 \| #305	Tragic 28.5%
Whites/Caucasians	0.1 /100 \| #306	Tragic 28.5%
Immigrants \| Denmark	0.1 /100 \| #307	Tragic 28.5%
Poles	0.1 /100 \| #308	Tragic 28.5%
Macedonians	0.1 /100 \| #309	Tragic 28.6%
Finns	0.1 /100 \| #310	Tragic 28.6%
Immigrants \| Lithuania	0.1 /100 \| #311	Tragic 28.6%
Eastern Europeans	0.1 /100 \| #312	Tragic 28.6%
French	0.1 /100 \| #313	Tragic 28.7%
Immigrants \| Scotland	0.1 /100 \| #314	Tragic 28.7%
Maltese	0.1 /100 \| #315	Tragic 28.7%
Lithuanians	0.1 /100 \| #316	Tragic 28.7%
Belgians	0.1 /100 \| #317	Tragic 28.8%
Basques	0.1 /100 \| #318	Tragic 28.8%
Slovaks	0.1 /100 \| #319	Tragic 28.9%

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%