South African vs Immigrants from Portugal Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 182,544,146 people shows a substantial positive correlation between the proportion of South Africans and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.535 and weighted average of 28.0%. Similarly, the statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 174,735,300 people shows no correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Portugal and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.038 and weighted average of 26.7%, a difference of 4.9%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	South African	Immigrants from Portugal
Minimum	11.5%	6.7%
Maximum	65.5%	53.3%
Range	54.0%	46.6%
Mean	37.6%	27.8%
Median	34.0%	27.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	25.1%	21.7%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	52.7%	32.3%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	27.6%	10.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	16.2%	9.0%
Standard Deviation (Population)	15.9%	9.0%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to South Africans by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to South Africans are Burmese (28.0%, a difference of 0.030%), Russian (28.0%, a difference of 0.080%), French Canadian (28.1%, a difference of 0.18%), Immigrants from Sweden (28.1%, a difference of 0.18%), and Romanian (28.0%, a difference of 0.23%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Japan	0.7 /100 \| #275	Tragic 27.9%
Lebanese	0.7 /100 \| #276	Tragic 27.9%
Latvians	0.7 /100 \| #277	Tragic 27.9%
Immigrants \| England	0.6 /100 \| #278	Tragic 27.9%
Romanians	0.5 /100 \| #279	Tragic 28.0%
Russians	0.5 /100 \| #280	Tragic 28.0%
Burmese	0.5 /100 \| #281	Tragic 28.0%
South Africans	0.5 /100 \| #282	Tragic 28.0%
French Canadians	0.4 /100 \| #283	Tragic 28.1%
Immigrants \| Sweden	0.4 /100 \| #284	Tragic 28.1%
Italians	0.4 /100 \| #285	Tragic 28.1%
Immigrants \| Austria	0.4 /100 \| #286	Tragic 28.1%
Okinawans	0.4 /100 \| #287	Tragic 28.1%
Choctaw	0.4 /100 \| #288	Tragic 28.1%
Canadians	0.3 /100 \| #289	Tragic 28.1%

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Portugal by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Portugal are Yugoslavian (26.7%, a difference of 0.040%), Brazilian (26.7%, a difference of 0.050%), Immigrants from Saudi Arabia (26.7%, a difference of 0.080%), Immigrants from Poland (26.7%, a difference of 0.11%), and Immigrants from Latvia (26.7%, a difference of 0.12%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Immigrants \| Kuwait	12.6 /100 \| #209	Poor 26.6%
Arabs	12.3 /100 \| #210	Poor 26.6%
Mongolians	11.4 /100 \| #211	Poor 26.6%
Iraqis	11.2 /100 \| #212	Poor 26.6%
Immigrants \| Iraq	10.3 /100 \| #213	Poor 26.7%
Immigrants \| China	10.3 /100 \| #214	Poor 26.7%
Yugoslavians	9.7 /100 \| #215	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Portugal	9.5 /100 \| #216	Tragic 26.7%
Brazilians	9.2 /100 \| #217	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Saudi Arabia	9.1 /100 \| #218	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Poland	8.9 /100 \| #219	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Latvia	8.9 /100 \| #220	Tragic 26.7%
Immigrants \| Spain	8.5 /100 \| #221	Tragic 26.8%
Bolivians	8.3 /100 \| #222	Tragic 26.8%
Jordanians	8.0 /100 \| #223	Tragic 26.8%