Scandinavian vs Immigrants from Laos 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 201,434,388 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Laos and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.234 and weighted average of 23.8%, a difference of 22.1%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Scandinavian	Immigrants from Laos
Minimum	4.8%	3.0%
Maximum	78.5%	71.7%
Range	73.7%	68.7%
Mean	34.9%	27.0%
Median	33.4%	24.4%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	28.4%	20.2%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	40.6%	29.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.2%	9.7%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	12.8%	13.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	12.6%	13.1%

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 Laos by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Laos are Japanese (23.8%, a difference of 0.14%), Tsimshian (23.9%, a difference of 0.23%), Yakama (23.7%, a difference of 0.30%), Aleut (23.7%, a difference of 0.32%), and Immigrants from Latin America (23.7%, a difference of 0.39%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Cape Verdeans	99.4 /100 \| #95	Exceptional 23.6%
Kiowa	99.4 /100 \| #96	Exceptional 23.6%
Immigrants \| Sudan	99.4 /100 \| #97	Exceptional 23.6%
Immigrants \| Latin America	99.2 /100 \| #98	Exceptional 23.7%
Aleuts	99.2 /100 \| #99	Exceptional 23.7%
Yakama	99.2 /100 \| #100	Exceptional 23.7%
Japanese	99.1 /100 \| #101	Exceptional 23.8%
Immigrants \| Laos	99.0 /100 \| #102	Exceptional 23.8%
Tsimshian	98.9 /100 \| #103	Exceptional 23.9%
Tlingit-Haida	98.7 /100 \| #104	Exceptional 24.0%
Moroccans	98.6 /100 \| #105	Exceptional 24.0%
Sudanese	98.6 /100 \| #106	Exceptional 24.0%
Yaqui	98.4 /100 \| #107	Exceptional 24.0%
Immigrants \| Albania	98.4 /100 \| #108	Exceptional 24.0%
Ugandans	98.3 /100 \| #109	Exceptional 24.1%