Immigrants from Iraq vs South African Wage/Income Gap

The statistical analysis conducted on geographies consisting of 194,737,327 people shows a weak positive correlation between the proportion of Immigrants from Iraq and wage/income gap percentage in the United States with a correlation coefficient (R) of 0.209 and weighted average of 26.7%. Similarly, 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%, a difference of 5.0%.

Wage/Income Gap Correlation Summary

Measurement	Immigrants from Iraq	South African
Minimum	3.9%	11.5%
Maximum	46.5%	65.5%
Range	42.6%	54.0%
Mean	27.1%	37.6%
Median	26.2%	34.0%
Interquartile 25% (IQ1)	23.7%	25.1%
Interquartile 75% (IQ3)	31.2%	52.7%
Interquartile Range (IQR)	7.5%	27.6%
Standard Deviation (Sample)	6.9%	16.2%
Standard Deviation (Population)	6.9%	15.9%

Similar Demographics by Wage/Income Gap

Demographics Similar to Immigrants from Iraq by Wage/Income Gap

In terms of wage/income gap, the demographic groups most similar to Immigrants from Iraq are Immigrants from China (26.7%, a difference of 0.010%), Yugoslavian (26.7%, a difference of 0.10%), Iraqi (26.6%, a difference of 0.15%), Immigrants from Portugal (26.7%, a difference of 0.15%), and Mongolian (26.6%, a difference of 0.18%).

Demographics	Rating \| Rank	Wage/Income Gap
Indians (Asian)	16.5 /100 \| #206	Poor 26.4%
Immigrants \| Italy	15.8 /100 \| #207	Poor 26.5%
Egyptians	12.7 /100 \| #208	Poor 26.6%
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%

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%