Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Wisconsin instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2022. In Wisconsin, that number is 78 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 19.1% more money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $49,800 as of 2023, while in Wisconsin, the GDP per capita is $59,333 as of 2024.
be 75.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Wisconsin, that number is 3.0% as of 2025.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis.
