[fakedang]

That does not explain why other similar communities haven't done as well, even though more of their people have migrated.

Take the example of Britain, where they currently have a larger ethnic British Pakistani population than the British Indian population. Yet there are only 25% Indian households and 33% Chinese households in the bottom income quintile, while there are 44% Pakistani households and 49% Bangladeshi households in the same (White British is at 17%). On the other hand, Indians and Chinese are massively represented in the top income quintile at 20% and 28% of households (compared to White British at 21%). Only 7% of either Bangladeshi or Pakistani British come in the top income quintile, even underperforming the Other Asian category (who are 2x at 14%).

Data source: https://www.ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk/work-pay-...

[dboon]

Isn’t it more likely that Pakistani folks in Britain are more likely to be first generation immigrants? You’d need to compare generationally to get apples to apples

[fakedang]

The number of Indian immigrants in 2023 was 3x the number of Pakistani immigrants to the UK. 250k vs 83k.

https://m.economictimes.com/nri/migrate/indians-top-list-of-...

Perhaps one could argue that Indian migrants tend to be educational and work migrants, while Pakistani migrants tend to be family reunification migrants. But that again points back to the cultural reasons behind certain communities doing well, based on what they prioritize.

[dash2]

The raw numbers don’t seem to address gp’s point. Indian migration started earlier than Pakistani migration, so you’d expect more second+ generation migrants among Indians. Edit: sorry, I didn’t realise you meant migrant flows. That is relevant, though it would still be better to control for generation.