Immigrants from Western Africa vs Malaysian 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 226,066,613 people shows a significant positive correlation between the proportion of Malaysians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.608 and weighted average of 25.0%, a difference of 13.6%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Malaysian
Minimum	3.6%	9.0%
Maximum	36.5%	71.7%
Range	33.0%	62.7%
Mean	19.4%	31.3%
Median	20.3%	26.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.0%	22.6%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.6%	38.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	15.8%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	14.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.7%	13.9%

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 Malaysians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Malaysians are Comanche (25.0%, a difference of 0.030%), South American (25.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Iroquois (25.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Chippewa (25.0%, a difference of 0.27%), and Immigrants from Peru (25.1%, a difference of 0.28%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Nepal	89.3 /100 \| #140	Excellent 24.9%
Hawaiians	89.3 /100 \| #141	Excellent 24.9%
Afghans	88.1 /100 \| #142	Excellent 24.9%
Immigrants \| Uganda	88.0 /100 \| #143	Excellent 24.9%
Chippewa	86.9 /100 \| #144	Excellent 25.0%
Comanche	85.2 /100 \| #145	Excellent 25.0%
South Americans	85.2 /100 \| #146	Excellent 25.0%
Malaysians	84.9 /100 \| #147	Excellent 25.0%
Iroquois	83.9 /100 \| #148	Excellent 25.1%
Immigrants \| Peru	82.6 /100 \| #149	Excellent 25.1%
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%