Malaysian vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Wage/Income Gap

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%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 147,636,341 people shows a mild negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Afghanistan and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.308 and weighted average of 24.4%, a difference of 2.5%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Malaysian	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	9.0%	0.66%
Maximum	71.7%	53.8%
Range	62.7%	53.1%
Mean	31.3%	23.6%
Median	26.4%	24.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	22.6%	17.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.4%	28.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	15.8%	11.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	14.0%	10.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	13.9%	10.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

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%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Afghanistan are Immigrants from Micronesia (24.4%, a difference of 0.030%), Kenyan (24.5%, a difference of 0.050%), Alaska Native (24.4%, a difference of 0.060%), Cree (24.5%, a difference of 0.13%), and Immigrants from Kenya (24.4%, a difference of 0.23%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Morocco	98.1 /100 \| #110	Exceptional 24.1%
Soviet Union	97.6 /100 \| #111	Exceptional 24.2%
Immigrants \| Colombia	97.0 /100 \| #112	Exceptional 24.3%
Sioux	96.9 /100 \| #113	Exceptional 24.3%
Panamanians	96.5 /100 \| #114	Exceptional 24.4%
Immigrants \| Kenya	96.4 /100 \| #115	Exceptional 24.4%
Alaska Natives	96.0 /100 \| #116	Exceptional 24.4%
Immigrants \| Afghanistan	95.9 /100 \| #117	Exceptional 24.4%
Immigrants \| Micronesia	95.8 /100 \| #118	Exceptional 24.4%
Kenyans	95.8 /100 \| #119	Exceptional 24.5%
Cree	95.6 /100 \| #120	Exceptional 24.5%
Immigrants \| Thailand	94.9 /100 \| #121	Exceptional 24.5%
Apache	94.8 /100 \| #122	Exceptional 24.5%
Natives/Alaskans	94.6 /100 \| #123	Exceptional 24.6%
Immigrants \| South America	93.9 /100 \| #124	Exceptional 24.6%