Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Congo Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 471,744,681 people shows a poor positive correlation between the proportion of Scandinavians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.156 and weighted average of 29.1%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 92,125,564 people shows a weak negative correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Congo and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.204 and weighted average of 21.7%, a difference of 34.2%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Congo
Minimum	4.8%	0.90%
Maximum	78.5%	40.3%
Range	73.7%	39.4%
Mean	34.9%	20.6%
Median	33.4%	21.3%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	28.4%	15.4%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	40.6%	25.4%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.2%	10.0%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.8%	7.9%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.6%	7.9%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Scandinavians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Scandinavians are Immigrants from Iran (29.1%, a difference of 0.060%), Scottish (29.1%, a difference of 0.14%), Immigrants from Belgium (29.0%, a difference of 0.17%), Hungarian (29.0%, a difference of 0.24%), and German (29.2%, a difference of 0.24%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Welsh	0.1 /100 \| #321	Tragic 28.9%
Immigrants \| Singapore	0.1 /100 \| #322	Tragic 28.9%
Norwegians	0.1 /100 \| #323	Tragic 29.0%
Croatians	0.0 /100 \| #324	Tragic 29.0%
Hungarians	0.0 /100 \| #325	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Belgium	0.0 /100 \| #326	Tragic 29.0%
Immigrants \| Iran	0.0 /100 \| #327	Tragic 29.1%
Scandinavians	0.0 /100 \| #328	Tragic 29.1%
Scottish	0.0 /100 \| #329	Tragic 29.1%
Germans	0.0 /100 \| #330	Tragic 29.2%
Czechs	0.0 /100 \| #331	Tragic 29.2%
Immigrants \| South Central Asia	0.0 /100 \| #332	Tragic 29.3%
Europeans	0.0 /100 \| #333	Tragic 29.4%
Swedes	0.0 /100 \| #334	Tragic 29.4%
Immigrants \| Taiwan	0.0 /100 \| #335	Tragic 29.5%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Congo by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Congo are Black/African American (21.7%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Ethiopia (21.6%, a difference of 0.55%), U.S. Virgin Islander (21.5%, a difference of 0.67%), Ethiopian (21.8%, a difference of 0.69%), and Immigrants from Eritrea (21.4%, a difference of 1.1%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Lumbee	100.0 /100 \| #40	Exceptional 21.3%
Liberians	100.0 /100 \| #41	Exceptional 21.4%
Immigrants \| Sierra Leone	100.0 /100 \| #42	Exceptional 21.4%
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%