Ghana vs Kenya

Ghana 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 1.6 times as many people as Ghana: 57.5 million against 35.1 million in 2025.
• GDP per person in Ghana ($3,257) is 38% higher than in Kenya ($2,363) in 2025.
• The economy grew faster in Ghana (6%) than in Kenya (4.6%), a difference of 1.4 percentage points in 2025.
• Consumer prices rose faster in Ghana (14.2%) than in Kenya (4.1%), a difference of 10.1 percentage points in 2025.
• The unemployment rate was higher in Kenya (5.4%) than in Ghana (3%), a difference of 2.4 percentage points in 2025.
• A baby born in Ghana can expect to live 1.9 years longer than one born in Kenya: 65.7 years against 63.8 years in 2024.
• The population of Ghana is older: half of its people are over 20.9 years, against 19.5 years in Kenya in 2023.
• A larger share of people used the internet in Ghana (72.2%) than in Kenya (35%), a difference of 37.2 percentage points in 2024.
• CO2 emissions per person in Ghana (0.7 tonnes) are 84% higher than in Kenya (0.38 tonnes) in 2024.
• Forest covers a larger share of the land in Ghana (30.9%) than in Kenya (6.6%), a difference of 24.3 percentage points in 2024.