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Ghana vs Kenya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 109 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Ghana
gha
Leads on 40 of 109 metrics
Kenya
ken
Leads on 60 of 109 metrics

Summary

Comparing Ghana and Kenya: Kenya leads on Televisions (730,000) against Ghana (1.90); Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Ghana (350,000); Ghana leads on Oil Production (8,880) against Kenya (136). Across 109 compared metrics, Ghana wins on 40 and Kenya wins on 60.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)22.07 %22.67 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 70% (2023 est.)percent of population: 35% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score67.13 points★49.41 points
Radios12.5★3.07
Televisions1.9730,000★
Waterways1,293(2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country18.41B $29.92B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars87.51B $125.39B $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)20 %★10 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)30.35 %★13.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index6082.7★
Electricity Consumption9.36★7.86
Electricity Exports187★39.1
Electricity from Fossil Fuels58★33
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants42★34
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables133★
Electricity Imports511★184
Electricity Installed Capacity3.8★2.4
Electricity Production12.52★9.63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)10.49 USD per capita★5.49 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient43.5★38.7
Gross Fixed Investment25.1★21.9
Gross National Saving910.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)7.1 %★0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)22.8 %4.5 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.4 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption1.23★0
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports317.4★0
Natural Gas Production914.4★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves22.65★0
Oil Consumption60,00078,000★
Oil Exports5,7528,061★
Oil Imports68,83080,160★
Oil Production8,880★136
Oil Proved Reserves660★0
Population Below Poverty Line23.4 people★38.6 people
Public Debt73.453.2★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.7 USD★4.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption90,000109,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2,654★173
Refined Petroleum Products Imports85,11090,620★
Refined Petroleum Products Production2,07313,960★
Remittances33.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources3.51★1.3
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)60.8944.56★
Taxes and Other Revenues12.314★
Unemployment Rate3.1 %★5.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)886,22639,712★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions20.8219.02★
Population Distributionpopulation is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations on or near the Atlantic coast, as shown in this population distribution mappopulation heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country26.3 Cubic meters per year★3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources56.2★30.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization3.89 %7.44 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)96.64200.38★
Agricultural land130,393.8 sq. km288,791 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)539 km★536 km
Dam capacity per capita4,109.2 cubic meters per inhabitant★419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land3601,030★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.28 %47.74 %★
Administrative Divisions1647★
Independence612★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)2.73.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita281.09 USD327.76 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.7 %★4 %
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)234 %★379 %
Mean Age at First Birth22.1★20.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)10.9 %7.1 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS350,0001.4★
Underweight Children Under 5129.8★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)16,00024,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Currently married (Percent)51.09 %52.3 %★
Human Capital Index0.470.56★
Life expectancy at birth68.98 years★67.26 years
Median age of population21.53 years★20.29 years
Population Change642,359.5 persons1.15M persons★
Population density156.9 per sq. km100.9 per sq. km★
Total population35.70M persons58.63M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.670.86★
Birth Rate (%)27.09 %★25.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate27.2 %64.6 %★
Death Rate (%)5.73 %4.72 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.9 % of GDP4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age9.17M persons15.72M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate13.9323.78★
Learning-adjusted years of school6.47 years9.74 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.77 people5.33 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)168.85169.64★
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization78.01 %★77.4 %
Physician Density0.27 people/sq km0.29 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.12 %2.15 %★
Population living in slums31.27 %39.89 %★
Total deaths243,382.4 persons★399,364.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)45.1 %52.14 %★
Total fertility rate3.25 per woman★3.07 per woman
Total net-migration-16,716.9 persons-11,734 persons★
Under-five mortality rate37.98 per live births36.49 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.050.11★
Airports11368★
Civil Air Travel819★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇬🇭 Ghana🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Current Bank Rate14 %★8.75 %

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