Syrian vs Immigrants from Afghanistan Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 266,238,667 people shows a slight negative correlation between the proportion of Syrians and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of -0.081 and weighted average of 27.6%. 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 12.8%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Syrian	Immigrants from Afghanistan
Minimum	7.1%	0.66%
Maximum	58.7%	53.8%
Range	51.6%	53.1%
Mean	31.3%	23.6%
Median	28.7%	24.1%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	25.2%	17.3%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	38.0%	28.8%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	12.8%	11.5%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	11.7%	10.1%
Standard Deviation (Population)	11.6%	10.1%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Syrians by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Syrians are Immigrants from Lebanon (27.5%, a difference of 0.090%), Immigrants from Germany (27.5%, a difference of 0.10%), Tongan (27.5%, a difference of 0.37%), Icelander (27.5%, a difference of 0.38%), and Immigrants from Switzerland (27.7%, a difference of 0.45%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Cherokee	1.9 /100 \| #256	Tragic 27.4%
Luxembourgers	1.9 /100 \| #257	Tragic 27.4%
Slavs	1.8 /100 \| #258	Tragic 27.4%
Icelanders	1.8 /100 \| #259	Tragic 27.5%
Tongans	1.7 /100 \| #260	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Germany	1.5 /100 \| #261	Tragic 27.5%
Immigrants \| Lebanon	1.5 /100 \| #262	Tragic 27.5%
Syrians	1.4 /100 \| #263	Tragic 27.6%
Immigrants \| Switzerland	1.0 /100 \| #264	Tragic 27.7%
Serbians	1.0 /100 \| #265	Tragic 27.7%
Hmong	1.0 /100 \| #266	Tragic 27.7%
Turks	1.0 /100 \| #267	Tragic 27.7%
New Zealanders	1.0 /100 \| #268	Tragic 27.7%
Potawatomi	0.9 /100 \| #269	Tragic 27.7%
Immigrants \| Western Europe	0.9 /100 \| #270	Tragic 27.8%

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%