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
New Zealand
91.20
2006 Census
18
Slovenia
91.10
2002 census
19
Romania
91.00
NA
20
Hong Kong
90.80
2006 census
21
American Samoa
90.60
2000 census
22
Azerbaijan
90.30
1999 census
23
Malta
90.20
2005 census
24
Mongolia
90.00
1999
25
Austria
88.60
2001 census
26
Serbia
88.30
NA
27
Macau
85.70
2001 census
28
Bulgaria
84.50
2001 census
29
Peru
84.10
2007 Census
30
Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
31
United States
82.10
NA
32
Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
33
Curacao
81.20
2001 census
34
Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
35
Mali
80.00
NA
36
Australia
78.50
2006 Census
37
Botswana
78.20
2001 census
38
Virgin Islands
74.70
2000 census
39
Uzbekistan
74.30
NA
40
Spain
74.00
NA
41
Sri Lanka
74.00
NA
42
Vanuatu
72.60
1999 Census
43
Turkmenistan
72.00
NA
44
Georgia
71.00
NA
45
Equatorial Guinea
67.60
1994 census
46
Sint Maarten
67.50
2001 census
47
Estonia
67.30
2000 census
48
Ukraine
67.00
NA
49
Macedonia
66.50
2002 census
50
Aruba
66.30
2000 census
51
Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
52
Palau
64.70
2000 census
53
Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
54
Switzerland
63.70
NA
55
Montenegro
63.60
2003 census
56
Belarus
62.80
1999 census
57
French Polynesia
61.10
2002 census
58
Bolivia
60.70
2001 census
59
Belgium
60.00
NA
60
Guatemala
60.00
NA
61
Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
62
Canada
58.80
2006 Census
63
Latvia
58.20
2000 census
64
Iran
58.00
NA
65
Malawi
57.20
1998 census
66
Afghanistan
50.00
NA
67
Pakistan
48.00
NA
68
Nepal
47.80
2001 est.
69
Belize
46.00
2000 census
70
India
41.00
2001 census
71
Belgium
40.00
NA
72
Guatemala
40.00
NA
73
Latvia
37.50
2000 census
74
Belarus
36.70
1999 census
75
Ghana
36.10
2000 census
76
Afghanistan
35.00
NA
77
Singapore
35.00
2000 census
78
Belize
32.90
2000 census
79
Ethiopia
32.70
1994 census
80
Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
81
Mozambique
32.00
1997 census
82
Namibia
32.00
NA
83
Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
84
French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
85
Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
86
Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
87
Estonia
29.70
2000 census
88
Mozambique
26.10
1997 census
89
Iran
26.00
NA
90
Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
91
Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
92
Ukraine
24.00
NA
93
South Africa
23.80
2001 census
94
Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
95
Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
96
Singapore
23.00
2000 census
97
Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
98
Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
99
Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
100
Canada
21.60
2006 Census
101
Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
102
Switzerland
20.40
NA
103
Liberia
20.00
NA
104
Canada
19.60
2006 Census
105
Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
106
South Africa
17.60
2001 census
107
Spain
17.00
NA
108
Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
109
Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
110
Ghana
14.80
2000 census
111
Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
112
Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
113
Singapore
14.10
2000 census
114
Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
115
Palau
13.50
2000 census
116
South Africa
13.30
2001 census
117
Peru
13.00
2007 Census
118
New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
119
Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
120
Malawi
12.80
1998 census
121
Ghana
12.70
2000 census
122
Aruba
12.60
2000 census
123
Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
124
Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
125
Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
126
Pakistan
12.00
NA
127
Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
128
Singapore
11.40
2000 census
129
Mozambique
11.30
1997 census
130
Afghanistan
11.00
NA
131
Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
132
Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
133
Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
134
Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
135
United States
10.70
NA
136
Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
137
Malawi
10.10
1998 census
138
Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
139
Pakistan
10.00
NA
140
Ghana
9.90
2000 census
141
Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
142
Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
143
Malawi
9.50
1998 census
144
Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
145
Palau
9.40
2000 census
146
South Africa
9.40
2001 census
147
Georgia
9.00
NA
148
Ukraine
9.00
NA
149
Iran
9.00
NA
150
Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
151
Belize
8.90
2000 census
152
Mozambique
8.80
1997 census
153
Botswana
8.60
2001 census
154
Australia
8.20
2006 Census
155
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
156
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
157
Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
158
Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
159
India
8.10
2001 census
160
Curacao
8.00
2001 census
161
Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
162
Pakistan
8.00
NA
163
Pakistan
8.00
NA
164
Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
165
Pakistan
8.00
NA
166
Botswana
7.90
2001 census
167
South Africa
7.90
2001 census
168
Aruba
7.70
2000 census
169
Mozambique
7.60
1997 census
170
Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
171
India
7.20
2001 census
172
South Africa
7.20
2001 census
173
Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
174
Georgia
7.00
NA
175
India
7.00
2001 census
176
Spain
7.00
NA
177
Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
178
Namibia
7.00
NA
179
Georgia
7.00
NA
180
Mozambique
6.80
1997 census
181
Romania
6.70
NA
182
Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
183
Switzerland
6.50
NA
184
Hungary
6.40
2001 census
185
Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
186
Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
187
French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
188
Malta
6.00
2005 census
189
Georgia
6.00
NA
190
India
5.90
2001 census
191
India
5.90
2001 census
192
Aruba
5.80
2000 census
193
Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
194
Mozambique
5.80
1997 census
195
Australia
5.70
2006 Census
196
Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
197
Singapore
5.70
2000 census
198
Palau
5.70
2000 census
199
Mexico
5.70
2005
200
Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
201
Finland
5.50
2007
202
Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
203
Aruba
5.30
2000 census
204
Austria
5.30
2001 census
205
Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
206
Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
207
India
5.00
2001 census
208
Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
209
Singapore
4.90
2000 census
210
Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
211
Ghana
4.60
2000 census
212
Jersey
4.60
2001 census
213
India
4.50
2001 census
214
Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
215
Hong Kong
4.40
2006 census
216
South Africa
4.40
2001 census
217
Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
218
Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
219
Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
220
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
221
Latvia
4.30
2000 census
222
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
223
Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
224
Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
225
Serbia
4.10
NA
226
Afghanistan
4.00
NA
227
Macau
4.00
2001 census
228
Curacao
4.00
2001 census
229
Belize
3.90
2000 census
230
Curacao
3.90
2001 census
231
New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
232
Serbia
3.80
NA
233
United States
3.80
NA
234
Ghana
3.70
2000 census
235
India
3.70
2001 census
236
Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
237
Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
238
Malawi
3.60
1998 census
239
Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
240
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
241
Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
242
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
243
Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
244
Belize
3.40
2000 census
245
Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
246
Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
247
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
248
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
249
Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
250
Finland
3.30
2007
251
Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
252
Belize
3.30
2000 census
253
Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
254
India
3.20
2001 census
255
Macau
3.20
2001 census
256
India
3.20
2001 census
257
Singapore
3.20
2000 census
258
Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
259
Malta
3.00
2005 census
260
Pakistan
3.00
NA
261
American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
262
Croatia
2.90
2001 census
263
Ghana
2.90
2000 census
264
Curacao
2.90
2001 census
265
Botswana
2.80
2001 census
266
Switzerland
2.80
NA
267
India
2.80
2001 census
268
Hong Kong
2.80
2006 census
269
Macau
2.70
2001 census
270
Malawi
2.70
1998 census
271
United States
2.70
NA
272
Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
273
Australia
2.50
2006 Census
274
Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
275
Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
276
American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
277
Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
278
Malawi
2.40
1998 census
279
Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
280
Austria
2.30
2001 census
281
Estonia
2.30
2000 census
282
Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
283
Palau
2.30
2000 census
284
Aruba
2.20
2000 census
285
Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
286
Austria
2.20
2001 census
287
Poland
2.20
2002 census
288
Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
289
Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
290
American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
291
Botswana
2.10
2001 census
292
New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
293
American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
294
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
295
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
296
Pakistan
2.00
NA
297
Iran
2.00
NA
298
Iran
2.00
NA
299
Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
300
Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
301
Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
302
Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
303
Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
304
Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
305
Serbia
1.80
NA
306
Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
307
Singapore
1.80
2000 census
308
Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
309
Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
310
Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
311
Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
312
Peru
1.70
2007 Census
313
Malawi
1.70
1998 census
314
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
315
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
316
Nicaragua
1.70
NA
317
Australia
1.60
2006 Census
318
Macau
1.60
2001 census
319
Austria
1.60
2001 census
320
Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
321
Palau
1.50
2000 census
322
Palau
1.50
2000 census
323
Palau
1.50
2000 census
324
Macau
1.50
2001 census
325
Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
326
Switzerland
1.50
NA
327
Belize
1.40
2000 census
328
Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
329
Australia
1.30
2006 Census
330
India
1.30
2001 census
331
Switzerland
1.30
NA
332
Macau
1.30
2001 census
333
New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
334
Mozambique
1.30
1997 census
335
Australia
1.20
2006 Census
336
Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
337
Switzerland
1.20
NA
338
Romania
1.20
NA
339
Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
340
India
1.20
2001 census
341
French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
342
Hong Kong
1.10
2006 census
343
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
344
Switzerland
1.10
NA
345
Serbia
1.10
NA
346
Romania
1.10
NA
347
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
348
Armenia
1.00
2001 census
349
Australia
1.00
2006 Census
350
Iran
1.00
NA
351
Namibia
1.00
NA
352
Switzerland
1.00
NA
353
Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
354
Pakistan
1.00
NA
355
New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
356
Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
357
Iran
1.00
NA
358
Iran
1.00
NA
359
Greece
1.00
NA
360
Croatia
1.00
2001 census
361
Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
362
Armenia
0.90
2001 census
363
Hong Kong
0.90
2006 census
364
Singapore
0.90
2000 census
365
Serbia
0.90
NA
366
Jersey
0.90
2001 census
367
Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
368
Mexico
0.80
2005
369
Nicaragua
0.80
NA
370
Malta
0.80
2005 census
371
Estonia
0.70
2000 census
372
Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
373
United States
0.70
NA
374
Peru
0.70
2007 Census
375
Belarus
0.50
1999 census
376
Switzerland
0.50
NA
377
Armenia
0.40
2001 census
378
Botswana
0.40
2001 census
379
French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
380
Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
381
Mozambique
0.30
1997 census
382
Peru
0.30
2007 Census
383
Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
384
Belize
0.20
2000 census
385
Peru
0.20
2007 Census
386
Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census
387
Seychelles
0.20
2002 census