Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ghana fits inside Kenya 2.5 times.
Ghana: 238,539 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
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)
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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Ghana has produced 0.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Ghana: 0.3 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
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 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 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Ghana 0.4%.
Ghana: 0.4% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 35% of Ghana, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Ghana: 35.2% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
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?
Roads in Kenya are 9% deadlier than in Ghana.
Ghana: 25.9 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).
