Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Kenya 2.5 times
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ghana and Kenya are nearly identical here
Ghana: 539 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 4,314 m above Ghana’s
Ghana: 885 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 55% of Ghana, versus 50% of Kenya
Ghana: 55.4% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 64% more people than Ghana
Ghana: 35.1 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ghana is 56% more densely populated than Kenya
Ghana: 154 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Kenya and Ghana are practically level
Ghana: 170.3 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Kenya and Ghana are practically level
Ghana: 158.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ghana is 1.4 years older than in Kenya
Ghana: 20.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Ghana have 0.2 more children on average than in Kenya
Ghana: 3.34 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.8% of people in Ghana are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Ghana: 3.8% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 18 times as many refugees per resident as Ghana
Ghana: 0.6 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Ghana: 0.3 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Ghana 1
Ghana: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 19% larger than Ghana’s
Ghana: $114 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ghana produces 23% more per person than Kenya
Ghana: Int$8,610 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Ghana than in Kenya (Gini 5 points higher)
Ghana: 43.5 (2016) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Ghana: no data · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.0% in Ghana
Ghana: 3% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.5%
Ghana: 0.5% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Ghana’s 12%
Ghana: 12.4% (2023) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Ghana’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kenya’s
Ghana: 38% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 21% more on health per person than Ghana
Ghana: $70 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ghana live 1.9 years longer than in Kenya
Ghana: 65.7 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 24% more likely to die before turning one than in Ghana
Ghana: 27.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kenya has 9% more doctors per person than Ghana
Ghana: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 93% more hospital beds per person than Ghana
Ghana: 0.7 per 1,000 (2015) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 11% higher than in Ghana
Ghana: 17.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
14% of adults in Ghana are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Ghana: 13.8% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.6% of adults in Kenya smoke, versus 3.3% in Ghana
Ghana: 3.3% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.12 points higher than in Ghana
Ghana: 4.55 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ghana drink 15% more alcohol than in Kenya
Ghana: 2.6 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ghana has 71% more meat per person than Kenya
Ghana: 17.4 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ghana has 979 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Ghana: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 379 more hours a year than in Ghana
Ghana: 1,656 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 1.5 years longer than in Ghana
Ghana: 7.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya and Ghana are nearly identical here
Ghana: 0.03 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 6 more World Heritage sites than Ghana (8 against 2)
Ghana: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Ghana 5
Ghana: 5 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
72% of people in Ghana are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Ghana: 72% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ghana is 2.2 times as fast as in Kenya
Ghana: 92 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
92% of people in Ghana have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Ghana: 91.9% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
59% of people in Ghana live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Ghana: 59% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ghana 114
Ghana: 114 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 4 times as long as Ghana’s
Ghana: 947 km (2022) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 7.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ghana
Ghana: 0.01 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Ghana, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Ghana: 30.9% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ghana emits 62% more CO₂ than someone in Kenya
Ghana: 0.6 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 36% in Ghana
Ghana: 36.2% (2024) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Ghana carries 28% more fine dust than in Kenya
Ghana: 28.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Ghana
Ghana: 1.8 per 100k (2022) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Kenya and Ghana are nearly identical here
Ghana: 54.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Ghana is on average 2.3 °C warmer than Kenya
Ghana: 27.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ghana gets 61% more rain than Kenya
Ghana: 1,118 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Ghana bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Ghana fits inside Kenya 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya has 64% more people than Ghana (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ghana or Kenya?
People in Ghana live 1.9 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 65.7 years in Ghana and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Ghana or Kenya?
Kenya and Ghana are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
