Immigrants from Western Africa vs Nigerian 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 332,662,722 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Nigerians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.107 and weighted average of 23.0%, a difference of 4.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Western Africa	Nigerian
Minimum	3.6%	3.6%
Maximum	36.5%	65.4%
Range	33.0%	61.9%
Mean	19.4%	22.8%
Median	20.3%	20.7%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	16.0%	17.9%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	22.6%	25.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	6.6%	7.3%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	5.7%	11.7%
Standard Deviation (Population)	5.7%	11.6%

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 Nigerians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Nigerians are Immigrants from Nicaragua (23.0%, a difference of 0.090%), African (22.9%, a difference of 0.11%), Salvadoran (23.0%, a difference of 0.15%), Ecuadorian (22.9%, a difference of 0.24%), and Fijian (22.9%, a difference of 0.25%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| El Salvador	99.9 /100 \| #71	Exceptional 22.8%
Sub-Saharan Africans	99.9 /100 \| #72	Exceptional 22.8%
Immigrants \| Eastern Africa	99.9 /100 \| #73	Exceptional 22.8%
Immigrants \| Burma/Myanmar	99.9 /100 \| #74	Exceptional 22.8%
Fijians	99.9 /100 \| #75	Exceptional 22.9%
Ecuadorians	99.9 /100 \| #76	Exceptional 22.9%
Africans	99.9 /100 \| #77	Exceptional 22.9%
Nigerians	99.9 /100 \| #78	Exceptional 23.0%
Immigrants \| Nicaragua	99.9 /100 \| #79	Exceptional 23.0%
Salvadorans	99.9 /100 \| #80	Exceptional 23.0%
Bermudans	99.8 /100 \| #81	Exceptional 23.1%
Central Americans	99.8 /100 \| #82	Exceptional 23.1%
Immigrants \| Africa	99.8 /100 \| #83	Exceptional 23.2%
Cubans	99.7 /100 \| #84	Exceptional 23.3%
Immigrants \| Cambodia	99.7 /100 \| #85	Exceptional 23.3%