Immigrants from Western Africa vs Arab Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 357,735,859 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Western Africa and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.289 and weighted average of 22.0%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 20.6%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Arab
Minimum	3.6%	8.0%
Maximum	36.5%	37.9%
Range	33.0%	29.9%
Mean	19.4%	26.7%
Median	20.3%	26.6%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.0%	22.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.6%	32.0%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	6.5%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.7%	6.4%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Western Africa by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Western Africa are Tohono O'odham (22.1%, a difference of 0.44%), Immigrants from Cameroon (22.2%, a difference of 0.52%), Bangladeshi (22.2%, a difference of 0.53%), Nepalese (22.2%, a difference of 0.76%), and Ethiopian (21.8%, a difference of 0.98%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Sierra Leoneans	100.0 /100 \| #43	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Eritrea	100.0 /100 \| #44	Exceptional 21.4%
U.S. Virgin Islanders	100.0 /100 \| #45	Exceptional 21.5%
Immigrants \| Ethiopia	100.0 /100 \| #46	Exceptional 21.6%
Immigrants \| Congo	100.0 /100 \| #47	Exceptional 21.7%
Blacks/African Americans	100.0 /100 \| #48	Exceptional 21.7%
Ethiopians	100.0 /100 \| #49	Exceptional 21.8%
Immigrants \| Western Africa	100.0 /100 \| #50	Exceptional 22.0%
Tohono O'odham	100.0 /100 \| #51	Exceptional 22.1%
Immigrants \| Cameroon	100.0 /100 \| #52	Exceptional 22.2%
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%

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%