Kenya vs Ghana

Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Nairobi
Population
56.4M
GDP
$120.4B
Ghana
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Accra
Population
34.4M
GDP
$83.3B

POP 1.6x GDP 1.4x LE 1.9 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Kenya vs Ghana

Forest Area82.3%Inflation (Consumer Pric…80.3%Freshwater Withdrawal75.5%Foreign Direct Investment73.8%Electric Power Consumption65.4%Intentional Homicides62.4%Internet Users51.5%School Enrollment (Terti…51.2%
MID pair: Forest Area is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Urban Population (Ghana, 45% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Urban Population 31.9% 58.4% 2024
Population 56.4M 34.4M 2024
Population Density 95.3 148.5 2023
Population Ages 65+ 3.0% 3.7% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Inflation (Consumer Prices) (Ghana, 80% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 4.5% 22.8% 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $463.4M $1.8B 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.5% 2.8% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 40.0% 69.0% 2024

3 closer economy rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Kenya, 36% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 149 234 2023
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.4% 2.9% 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 34.2 27.5 2024

4 closer health rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Ghana, 51% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 10.4% 21.3% 2024
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 4.0% 2.9% 2024

4 closer education rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Ghana, 82% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Forest Area 6.2% 35.2% 2023
Freshwater Withdrawal 19.5% 4.8% 2022
Electric Power Consumption 195 565 2024
Renewable Energy Consumption 67.7% 39.0% 2021

1 closer environment rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Ghana, 52% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Internet Users 35.0% 72.2% 2024
Access to Sanitation 35.8% 18.8% 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Intentional Homicides (Kenya, 62% spread)

Indicator Kenya Ghana Year
Intentional Homicides 4.9 1.8 2022
Net Migration -19,781 -13,114 2024

4 closer social rows sit on the Kenya and Ghana profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Kenya vs Ghana comparison

Kenya (LMC) and Ghana (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 64% larger; GDP is 45% larger. Open with Forest Area (~82%) before the 7-topic tables (41 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Kenya vs Ghana figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.