If you lived in Ghana instead of Kenya, you would:

Health

be 59.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 1.7% of people as of 2020.

be 53.5% more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ghana, that number is 10.9% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 26.2% more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Ghana, the GDP per capita is $5,300 as of 2020.

be 70.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Ghana, that number is 11.9% as of 2015.

be 35.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ghana, however, that number is 23.4% as of 2016.

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ghana, the top tax rate is 25.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 17.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Ghana, on the other hand, 32.6 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Ghana, about 58.0% do as of 2020.

be 29.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ghana, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 21.6% less on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Ghana spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 26.1% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ghana, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ghana Revenue Authority.

Ghana: At a glance

Ghana is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 227,533 sq km. Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its independence. Ghana endured a long series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state, but he died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election.
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