Country Comparison
:: Languages
This entry provides a rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Rank
country
(%)
Date of Information
1
France
100.00
NA
2
Greece
99.00
NA
3
Marshall Islands
98.20
NA
4
Poland
97.80
2002 census
5
Armenia
97.70
2001 census
6
Nicaragua
97.50
NA
7
Croatia
96.10
2001 census
8
Cambodia
95.00
NA
9
Cayman Islands
95.00
1999 census
10
Kazakhstan
95.00
2001 est.
11
Czech Republic
94.90
2001 census
12
Jersey
94.50
2001 census
13
Hungary
93.60
2001 census
14
Mexico
92.70
2005
15
Seychelles
91.80
2002 census
16
Finland
91.20
2007
17
Slovenia
91.10
2002 census
18
Romania
91.00
NA
19
American Samoa
90.60
2000 census
20
Azerbaijan
90.30
1999 census
21
Malta
90.20
2005 census
22
Mongolia
90.00
1999
23
Hong Kong
89.20
2001 census
24
Austria
88.60
2001 census
25
Serbia
88.30
NA
26
Macau
85.70
2001 census
27
Bulgaria
84.50
2001 census
28
Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
29
United States
82.10
NA
30
Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
31
Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
32
Mali
80.00
NA
33
Australia
78.50
2006 Census
34
Botswana
78.20
2001 census
35
Virgin Islands
74.70
2000 census
36
Uzbekistan
74.30
NA
37
Sri Lanka
74.00
NA
38
Spain
74.00
NA
39
Vanuatu
72.60
1999 Census
40
Turkmenistan
72.00
NA
41
Georgia
71.00
NA
42
Equatorial Guinea
67.60
1994 census
43
Estonia
67.30
2000 census
44
Ukraine
67.00
NA
45
Macedonia
66.50
2002 census
46
Aruba
66.30
2000 census
47
Netherlands Antilles
65.40
2001 census
48
Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
49
Palau
64.70
2000 census
50
Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
51
Switzerland
63.70
NA
52
Montenegro
63.60
2003 census
53
French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
54
Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
55
Belgium
60.00
NA
56
Guatemala
60.00
NA
57
Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
58
Canada
58.80
2006 Census
59
Latvia
58.20
2000 census
60
Iran
58.00
NA
61
Malawi
57.20
1998 census
62
Afghanistan
50.00
NA
63
Pakistan
48.00
NA
64
Nepal
47.80
2001 est.
65
Belize
46.00
2000 census
66
India
41.00
2001 census
67
Belgium
40.00
NA
68
Guatemala
40.00
NA
69
Latvia
37.50
2000 census
70
Ghana
36.10
2000 census
71
Afghanistan
35.00
NA
72
Singapore
35.00
2000 census
73
Belize
32.90
2000 census
74
Ethiopia
32.70
1994 census
75
Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
76
Mozambique
32.00
1997 census
77
Namibia
32.00
NA
78
Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
79
French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
80
Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
81
Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
82
Estonia
29.70
2000 census
83
Mozambique
26.10
1997 census
84
Iran
26.00
NA
85
Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
86
Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
87
Ukraine
24.00
NA
88
South Africa
23.80
2001 census
89
Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
90
Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
91
Singapore
23.00
2000 census
92
Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
93
Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
94
Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
95
Canada
21.60
2006 Census
96
Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
97
Switzerland
20.40
NA
98
Liberia
20.00
NA
99
Canada
19.60
2006 Census
100
Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
101
South Africa
17.60
2001 census
102
Spain
17.00
NA
103
Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
104
Netherlands Antilles
15.90
2001 census
105
Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
106
Ghana
14.80
2000 census
107
Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
108
Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
109
Singapore
14.10
2000 census
110
Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
111
Palau
13.50
2000 census
112
South Africa
13.30
2001 census
113
Malawi
12.80
1998 census
114
Ghana
12.70
2000 census
115
Aruba
12.60
2000 census
116
Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
117
Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
118
Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
119
Pakistan
12.00
NA
120
Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
121
Singapore
11.40
2000 census
122
Mozambique
11.30
1997 census
123
Afghanistan
11.00
NA
124
Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
125
Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
126
Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
127
United States
10.70
NA
128
Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
129
Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
130
Malawi
10.10
1998 census
131
Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
132
Pakistan
10.00
NA
133
Ghana
9.90
2000 census
134
Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
135
Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
136
Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
137
Malawi
9.50
1998 census
138
Palau
9.40
2000 census
139
South Africa
9.40
2001 census
140
Georgia
9.00
NA
141
Ukraine
9.00
NA
142
Iran
9.00
NA
143
Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
144
Belize
8.90
2000 census
145
Mozambique
8.80
1997 census
146
Botswana
8.60
2001 census
147
Australia
8.20
2006 Census
148
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
149
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
150
Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
151
India
8.10
2001 census
152
Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
153
Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
154
Pakistan
8.00
NA
155
Pakistan
8.00
NA
156
Pakistan
8.00
NA
157
Botswana
7.90
2001 census
158
South Africa
7.90
2001 census
159
Aruba
7.70
2000 census
160
Mozambique
7.60
1997 census
161
Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
162
Netherlands Antilles
7.30
2001 census
163
India
7.20
2001 census
164
South Africa
7.20
2001 census
165
Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
166
Georgia
7.00
NA
167
India
7.00
2001 census
168
Spain
7.00
NA
169
Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
170
Namibia
7.00
NA
171
Georgia
7.00
NA
172
Mozambique
6.80
1997 census
173
Romania
6.70
NA
174
Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
175
Switzerland
6.50
NA
176
Hong Kong
6.40
2001 census
177
Hungary
6.40
2001 census
178
Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
179
Netherlands Antilles
6.10
2001 census
180
Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
181
French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
182
Malta
6.00
2005 census
183
Georgia
6.00
NA
184
India
5.90
2001 census
185
India
5.90
2001 census
186
Aruba
5.80
2000 census
187
Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
188
Mozambique
5.80
1997 census
189
Australia
5.70
2006 Census
190
Mexico
5.70
2005
191
Singapore
5.70
2000 census
192
Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
193
Palau
5.70
2000 census
194
Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
195
Finland
5.50
2007
196
Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
197
Aruba
5.30
2000 census
198
Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
199
Austria
5.30
2001 census
200
Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
201
India
5.00
2001 census
202
Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
203
Singapore
4.90
2000 census
204
Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
205
Ghana
4.60
2000 census
206
Jersey
4.60
2001 census
207
India
4.50
2001 census
208
Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
209
Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
210
Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
211
South Africa
4.40
2001 census
212
Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
213
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
214
Latvia
4.30
2000 census
215
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
216
Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
217
Serbia
4.10
NA
218
Afghanistan
4.00
NA
219
Macau
4.00
2001 census
220
Belize
3.90
2000 census
221
Serbia
3.80
NA
222
United States
3.80
NA
223
Ghana
3.70
2000 census
224
India
3.70
2001 census
225
Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
226
Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
227
Malawi
3.60
1998 census
228
Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
229
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
230
Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
231
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
232
Belize
3.40
2000 census
233
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
234
Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
235
Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
236
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
237
Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
238
Finland
3.30
2007
239
Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
240
Belize
3.30
2000 census
241
Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
242
Hong Kong
3.20
2001 census
243
India
3.20
2001 census
244
India
3.20
2001 census
245
Singapore
3.20
2000 census
246
Macau
3.20
2001 census
247
Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
248
Malta
3.00
2005 census
249
Pakistan
3.00
NA
250
American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
251
Ghana
2.90
2000 census
252
Croatia
2.90
2001 census
253
Botswana
2.80
2001 census
254
Switzerland
2.80
NA
255
India
2.80
2001 census
256
Macau
2.70
2001 census
257
Malawi
2.70
1998 census
258
United States
2.70
NA
259
Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
260
Australia
2.50
2006 Census
261
Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
262
Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
263
American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
264
Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
265
Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
266
Malawi
2.40
1998 census
267
Austria
2.30
2001 census
268
Estonia
2.30
2000 census
269
Palau
2.30
2000 census
270
Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
271
Aruba
2.20
2000 census
272
Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
273
Austria
2.20
2001 census
274
Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
275
Poland
2.20
2002 census
276
American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
277
Botswana
2.10
2001 census
278
American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
279
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
280
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
281
Pakistan
2.00
NA
282
Iran
2.00
NA
283
Iran
2.00
NA
284
Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
285
Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
286
Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
287
Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
288
Netherlands Antilles
1.90
2001 census
289
Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
290
Singapore
1.80
2000 census
291
Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
292
Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
293
Netherlands Antilles
1.80
2001 census
294
Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
295
Serbia
1.80
NA
296
Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
297
Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
298
Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
299
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
300
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
301
Nicaragua
1.70
NA
302
Malawi
1.70
1998 census
303
Australia
1.60
2006 Census
304
Austria
1.60
2001 census
305
Macau
1.60
2001 census
306
Netherlands Antilles
1.60
2001 census
307
Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
308
Switzerland
1.50
NA
309
Macau
1.50
2001 census
310
Palau
1.50
2000 census
311
Palau
1.50
2000 census
312
Palau
1.50
2000 census
313
Belize
1.40
2000 census
314
Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
315
Australia
1.30
2006 Census
316
Switzerland
1.30
NA
317
Mozambique
1.30
1997 census
318
Macau
1.30
2001 census
319
India
1.30
2001 census
320
Australia
1.20
2006 Census
321
Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
322
Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
323
Romania
1.20
NA
324
Switzerland
1.20
NA
325
Hong Kong
1.20
2001 census
326
India
1.20
2001 census
327
French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
328
Serbia
1.10
NA
329
Switzerland
1.10
NA
330
Romania
1.10
NA
331
Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
332
Iran
1.00
NA
333
Namibia
1.00
NA
334
Switzerland
1.00
NA
335
Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
336
Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
337
Iran
1.00
NA
338
Iran
1.00
NA
339
Australia
1.00
2006 Census
340
Croatia
1.00
2001 census
341
Greece
1.00
NA
342
Armenia
1.00
2001 census
343
Pakistan
1.00
NA
344
Armenia
0.90
2001 census
345
Singapore
0.90
2000 census
346
Serbia
0.90
NA
347
Jersey
0.90
2001 census
348
Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
349
Mexico
0.80
2005
350
Nicaragua
0.80
NA
351
Malta
0.80
2005 census
352
Estonia
0.70
2000 census
353
United States
0.70
NA
354
Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
355
Switzerland
0.50
NA
356
Armenia
0.40
2001 census
357
Botswana
0.40
2001 census
358
French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
359
Mozambique
0.30
1997 census
360
Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
361
Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
362
Belize
0.20
2000 census
363
Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census
364
Seychelles
0.20
2002 census