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
Kazakhstan
95.00
2001 est.
9
Cayman Islands
95.00
1999 census
10
Cambodia
95.00
NA
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
New Zealand
91.20
2006 Census
17
Finland
91.20
2007
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
Palau
64.70
NA
52
Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 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
Guatemala
60.00
NA
60
Belgium
60.00
NA
61
Wallis and Futuna
58.90
2003 census
62
Canada
58.80
2006 Census
63
Latvia
58.20
2000 census
64
Malawi
57.20
1998 census
65
Iran
53.00
2008 est.
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
Namibia
32.00
NA
82
Ethiopia
31.60
1994 census
83
French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
84
Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
85
Mozambique
30.10
2007 census
86
Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
87
Estonia
29.70
2000 census
88
Bhutan
28.00
2005 Census
89
Bhutan
26.00
2005 Census
90
Mozambique
25.30
2007 census
91
Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
92
Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
93
Ukraine
24.00
NA
94
Bhutan
24.00
2005 Census
95
South Africa
23.82
2001 census
96
Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
97
Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
98
Singapore
23.00
2000 census
99
Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
100
Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
101
Bhutan
22.00
2005 Census
102
Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
103
Canada
21.60
2006 Census
104
Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
105
Switzerland
20.40
NA
106
Liberia
20.00
NA
107
Canada
19.60
2006 Census
108
Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
109
Iran
18.00
2008 est.
110
South Africa
17.64
2001 census
111
Spain
17.00
NA
112
Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
113
Ethiopia
14.80
1994 census
114
Ghana
14.80
2000 census
115
Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
116
Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
117
Singapore
14.10
2000 census
118
Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
119
Palau
13.50
NA
120
South Africa
13.35
2001 census
121
Peru
13.00
2007 Census
122
New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
123
Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
124
Malawi
12.80
1998 census
125
Ghana
12.70
2000 census
126
Aruba
12.60
2000 census
127
Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
128
Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
129
Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
130
Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
131
Pakistan
12.00
NA
132
Singapore
11.40
2000 census
133
Afghanistan
11.00
NA
134
Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
135
Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
136
Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
137
United States
10.70
NA
138
Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
139
Mozambique
10.70
2007 census
140
Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
141
Mozambique
10.30
2007 census
142
Malawi
10.10
1998 census
143
Pakistan
10.00
NA
144
Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
145
Iran
10.00
2008 est.
146
Ghana
9.90
2000 census
147
Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
148
Bulgaria
9.60
2001 census
149
Malawi
9.50
1998 census
150
Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
151
Palau
9.40
NA
152
South Africa
9.39
2001 census
153
Georgia
9.00
NA
154
Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
155
Ukraine
9.00
NA
156
Belize
8.90
2000 census
157
Botswana
8.60
2001 census
158
Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
159
Australia
8.20
2006 Census
160
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
161
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
162
Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
163
India
8.10
2001 census
164
Curacao
8.00
2001 census
165
Pakistan
8.00
NA
166
Pakistan
8.00
NA
167
Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
168
Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
169
Pakistan
8.00
NA
170
South Africa
7.93
2001 census
171
Botswana
7.90
2001 census
172
Aruba
7.70
2000 census
173
Mozambique
7.50
2007 census
174
Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
175
India
7.20
2001 census
176
Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
177
Georgia
7.00
NA
178
Georgia
7.00
NA
179
India
7.00
2001 census
180
Iran
7.00
2008 est.
181
Mozambique
7.00
2007 census
182
Spain
7.00
NA
183
Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
184
Namibia
7.00
NA
185
Romania
6.70
NA
186
Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
187
Switzerland
6.50
NA
188
Hungary
6.40
2001 census
189
Ethiopia
6.10
1994 census
190
French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
191
Ethiopia
6.00
1994 census
192
Malta
6.00
2005 census
193
Georgia
6.00
NA
194
Iran
6.00
2008 est.
195
India
5.90
2001 census
196
India
5.90
2001 census
197
Aruba
5.80
2000 census
198
Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
199
Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
200
Australia
5.70
2006 Census
201
Palau
5.70
NA
202
Singapore
5.70
2000 census
203
Mexico
5.70
2005
204
Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
205
Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
206
Finland
5.50
2007
207
Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
208
Austria
5.30
2001 census
209
Aruba
5.30
2000 census
210
Mozambique
5.10
2007 census
211
Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
212
India
5.00
2001 census
213
Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
214
Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
215
Singapore
4.90
2000 census
216
Jersey
4.60
2001 census
217
Ghana
4.60
2000 census
218
India
4.50
2001 census
219
Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
220
South Africa
4.44
2001 census
221
Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
222
Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
223
Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
224
Hong Kong
4.40
2006 census
225
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
226
Latvia
4.30
2000 census
227
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
228
Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
229
Serbia
4.10
NA
230
Bulgaria
4.10
2001 census
231
Afghanistan
4.00
NA
232
Mozambique
4.00
2007 census
233
Macau
4.00
2001 census
234
Curacao
4.00
2001 census
235
Curacao
3.90
2001 census
236
Belize
3.90
2000 census
237
New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
238
Serbia
3.80
NA
239
United States
3.80
NA
240
Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
241
Ghana
3.70
2000 census
242
Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
243
India
3.70
2001 census
244
Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
245
Malawi
3.60
1998 census
246
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
247
Ethiopia
3.50
1994 census
248
Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
249
Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
250
Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
251
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
252
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
253
Belize
3.40
2000 census
254
Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
255
Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
256
Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
257
Finland
3.30
2007
258
Belize
3.30
2000 census
259
Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
260
Macau
3.20
2001 census
261
India
3.20
2001 census
262
India
3.20
2001 census
263
Singapore
3.20
2000 census
264
Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
265
Pakistan
3.00
NA
266
Malta
3.00
2005 census
267
American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
268
Curacao
2.90
2001 census
269
Ghana
2.90
2000 census
270
Croatia
2.90
2001 census
271
Botswana
2.80
2001 census
272
Switzerland
2.80
NA
273
India
2.80
2001 census
274
Hong Kong
2.80
2006 census
275
United States
2.70
NA
276
Malawi
2.70
1998 census
277
Macau
2.70
2001 census
278
South Africa
2.66
2001 census
279
Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
280
Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
281
Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
282
Australia
2.50
2006 Census
283
Malawi
2.40
1998 census
284
Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
285
American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
286
Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
287
Austria
2.30
2001 census
288
Palau
2.30
NA
289
Estonia
2.30
2000 census
290
Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
291
South Africa
2.28
2001 census
292
Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
293
Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
294
Aruba
2.20
2000 census
295
Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
296
Poland
2.20
2002 census
297
Austria
2.20
2001 census
298
American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
299
New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
300
Botswana
2.10
2001 census
301
Iran
2.00
2008 est.
302
Iran
2.00
2008 est.
303
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
304
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
305
American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
306
Iran
2.00
2008 est.
307
Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
308
Spain
2.00
NA
309
Pakistan
2.00
NA
310
Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
311
Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
312
Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
313
Bulgaria
1.80
2001 census
314
Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
315
Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
316
Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
317
Singapore
1.80
2000 census
318
Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
319
Serbia
1.80
NA
320
Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
321
Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
322
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
323
Malawi
1.70
1998 census
324
Peru
1.70
2007 Census
325
Nicaragua
1.70
NA
326
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
327
Austria
1.60
2001 census
328
Australia
1.60
2006 Census
329
Macau
1.60
2001 census
330
South Africa
1.59
2001 census
331
Macau
1.50
2001 census
332
Switzerland
1.50
NA
333
Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
334
Palau
1.50
NA
335
Palau
1.50
NA
336
Palau
1.50
NA
337
Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
338
Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
339
Belize
1.40
2000 census
340
New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
341
India
1.30
2001 census
342
Switzerland
1.30
NA
343
Macau
1.30
2001 census
344
Australia
1.30
2006 Census
345
Switzerland
1.20
NA
346
French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
347
Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
348
India
1.20
2001 census
349
Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
350
Romania
1.20
NA
351
Australia
1.20
2006 Census
352
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
353
Romania
1.10
NA
354
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
355
Switzerland
1.10
NA
356
Serbia
1.10
NA
357
Hong Kong
1.10
2006 census
358
Pakistan
1.00
NA
359
Switzerland
1.00
NA
360
Namibia
1.00
NA
361
Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
362
Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
363
New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
364
Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
365
Armenia
1.00
2001 census
366
Australia
1.00
2006 Census
367
Greece
1.00
NA
368
Croatia
1.00
2001 census
369
Hong Kong
0.90
2006 census
370
Singapore
0.90
2000 census
371
Serbia
0.90
NA
372
Armenia
0.90
2001 census
373
Jersey
0.90
2001 census
374
Mexico
0.80
2005
375
Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
376
Nicaragua
0.80
NA
377
Malta
0.80
2005 census
378
Mexico
0.80
2005
379
Estonia
0.70
2000 census
380
United States
0.70
NA
381
Peru
0.70
2007 Census
382
Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
383
Belarus
0.50
1999 census
384
Switzerland
0.50
NA
385
South Africa
0.50
2001 census
386
Botswana
0.40
2001 census
387
Armenia
0.40
2001 census
388
Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
389
French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
390
Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
391
Peru
0.30
2007 Census
392
Peru
0.20
2007 Census
393
Seychelles
0.20
2002 census
394
Belize
0.20
2000 census
395
Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census