Côte d'Ivoire vs Kenya

Côte d'Ivoire and Kenya compared on 10 key figures from official sources. Each value is the latest one published for that country, so the year is shown with it.

• Kenya has about 1.8 times as many people as Côte d'Ivoire: 57.5 million against 32.7 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Côte d'Ivoire ($3,050) is 29% higher than in Kenya ($2,363) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Côte d'Ivoire (6.5%) than in Kenya (4.6%), a difference of 1.9 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Kenya (4.1%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (0.1%), a difference of 4 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kenya (5.4%) than in Côte d'Ivoire (2.3%), a difference of 3.1 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Kenya can expect to live 1.7 years longer than one born in Côte d'Ivoire: 63.8 years against 62.1 years in 2024.
• The population of Kenya is older: half of its people are over 19.5 years, against 18.1 years in Côte d'Ivoire in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Côte d'Ivoire (41.4%) than in Kenya (35%), a difference of 6.4 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Côte d'Ivoire (0.59 tonnes) are 55% higher than in Kenya (0.38 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Côte d'Ivoire (12.1%) than in Kenya (6.6%), a difference of 5.5 percentage points in 2024.