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
Peru
84.10
2007 Census
29
Slovakia
83.90
2001 census
30
United States
82.10
NA
31
Lithuania
82.00
2001 census
32
Curacao
81.20
2001 census
33
Mauritius
80.50
2000 census
34
Mali
80.00
NA
35
Australia
78.50
2006 Census
36
Botswana
78.20
2001 census
37
Bulgaria
76.80
2011 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
Belarus
70.20
1999 census
46
Equatorial Guinea
67.60
1994 census
47
Sint Maarten
67.50
2001 census
48
Estonia
67.30
2000 census
49
Ukraine
67.00
NA
50
Macedonia
66.50
2002 census
51
Aruba
66.30
2000 census
52
Palau
64.70
NA
53
Kyrgyzstan
64.70
1999 census
54
Kazakhstan
64.40
2001 est.
55
Switzerland
63.70
NA
56
Montenegro
63.60
2003 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
NA
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
Guam
38.30
2000 census
74
Latvia
37.50
2000 census
75
Ghana
36.10
2000 census
76
Afghanistan
35.00
NA
77
Singapore
35.00
2000 census
78
Ethiopia
33.80
1994 census
79
Belize
32.90
2000 census
80
Equatorial Guinea
32.40
1994 census
81
Namibia
32.00
NA
82
French Polynesia
31.40
2002 census
83
Wallis and Futuna
30.10
2003 census
84
Mozambique
30.10
1997 census
85
Zambia
30.10
2000 Census
86
Estonia
29.70
2000 census
87
Ethiopia
29.30
1994 census
88
Bhutan
28.00
NA
89
Bhutan
26.00
NA
90
Mozambique
25.30
1997 census
91
Macedonia
25.10
2002 census
92
Northern Mariana Islands
24.40
2000 census
93
Ukraine
24.00
NA
94
Bhutan
24.00
NA
95
South Africa
23.82
2001 census
96
Belarus
23.40
1999 census
97
Northern Mariana Islands
23.40
2000 census
98
Vanuatu
23.10
1999 Census
99
Singapore
23.00
2000 census
100
Zambia
22.50
2000 Census
101
Northern Mariana Islands
22.40
2000 census
102
Guam
22.20
2000 census
103
Guam
22.20
2000 census
104
Bhutan
22.00
NA
105
Montenegro
22.00
2003 census
106
Canada
21.60
2006 Census
107
Bolivia
21.20
2001 census
108
Switzerland
20.40
NA
109
Liberia
20.00
NA
110
Canada
19.60
2006 Census
111
Sri Lanka
18.00
NA
112
Iran
18.00
NA
113
South Africa
17.64
2001 census
114
Spain
17.00
NA
115
Virgin Islands
16.80
2000 census
116
Ghana
14.80
2000 census
117
Bolivia
14.60
2001 census
118
Uzbekistan
14.20
NA
119
Singapore
14.10
2000 census
120
Kyrgyzstan
13.60
1999 census
121
Palau
13.50
NA
122
South Africa
13.35
2001 census
123
Peru
13.00
2007 Census
124
Sint Maarten
12.90
2001 census
125
New Zealand
12.90
2006 Census
126
Malawi
12.80
1998 census
127
Ghana
12.70
2000 census
128
Aruba
12.60
2000 census
129
Kyrgyzstan
12.50
1999 census
130
Mauritius
12.10
2000 census
131
Nepal
12.10
2001 est.
132
Turkmenistan
12.00
NA
133
Pakistan
12.00
NA
134
Ethiopia
11.70
1994 census
135
Singapore
11.40
2000 census
136
Afghanistan
11.00
NA
137
Wallis and Futuna
10.80
2003 census
138
Northern Mariana Islands
10.80
2000 census
139
Slovakia
10.70
2001 census
140
Zambia
10.70
2000 Census
141
United States
10.70
NA
142
Mozambique
10.70
1997 census
143
Zambia
10.60
2000 Census
144
Bulgaria
10.50
2011 census
145
Mozambique
10.30
1997 census
146
Malawi
10.10
1998 census
147
Nepal
10.00
2001 est.
148
Pakistan
10.00
NA
149
Iran
10.00
NA
150
Ghana
9.90
2000 census
151
Northern Mariana Islands
9.60
2000 census
152
Northern Mariana Islands
9.50
2000 census
153
Malawi
9.50
1998 census
154
Palau
9.40
NA
155
South Africa
9.39
2001 census
156
Georgia
9.00
NA
157
Turkmenistan
9.00
NA
158
Ukraine
9.00
NA
159
Belize
8.90
2000 census
160
Botswana
8.60
2001 census
161
Sint Maarten
8.20
2001 census
162
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
163
South Africa
8.20
2001 census
164
Bulgaria
8.20
2011 census
165
Australia
8.20
2006 Census
166
Kyrgyzstan
8.20
1999 census
167
India
8.10
2001 census
168
Lithuania
8.00
2001 census
169
Curacao
8.00
2001 census
170
Pakistan
8.00
NA
171
Sri Lanka
8.00
NA
172
Pakistan
8.00
NA
173
Pakistan
8.00
NA
174
South Africa
7.93
2001 census
175
Botswana
7.90
2001 census
176
Aruba
7.70
2000 census
177
Mozambique
7.50
1997 census
178
Nepal
7.40
2001 est.
179
India
7.20
2001 census
180
Uzbekistan
7.10
NA
181
Georgia
7.00
NA
182
Georgia
7.00
NA
183
Namibia
7.00
NA
184
India
7.00
2001 census
185
Iran
7.00
NA
186
Spain
7.00
NA
187
Turkmenistan
7.00
NA
188
Mozambique
7.00
1997 census
189
Guam
7.00
2000 census
190
Guam
6.80
2000 census
191
Romania
6.70
NA
192
Virgin Islands
6.60
2000 census
193
Switzerland
6.50
NA
194
Hungary
6.40
2001 census
195
Belarus
6.40
1999 census
196
Ethiopia
6.20
1994 census
197
Iran
6.00
NA
198
Georgia
6.00
NA
199
Malta
6.00
2005 census
200
French Polynesia
6.00
2002 census
201
India
5.90
2001 census
202
India
5.90
2001 census
203
Ethiopia
5.90
1994 census
204
Nepal
5.80
2001 est.
205
Aruba
5.80
2000 census
206
Mexico
5.70
2005
207
Singapore
5.70
2000 census
208
Zambia
5.70
2000 Census
209
Australia
5.70
2006 Census
210
Palau
5.70
NA
211
Lithuania
5.60
2001 census
212
Finland
5.50
2007
213
Montenegro
5.50
2003 census
214
Austria
5.30
2001 census
215
Aruba
5.30
2000 census
216
Montenegro
5.30
2003 census
217
Mozambique
5.10
1997 census
218
Nepal
5.10
2001 est.
219
India
5.00
2001 census
220
Seychelles
4.90
2002 census
221
Singapore
4.90
2000 census
222
Zambia
4.90
2000 Census
223
Jersey
4.60
2001 census
224
Ghana
4.60
2000 census
225
India
4.50
2001 census
226
Slovenia
4.50
2002 census
227
South Africa
4.44
2001 census
228
Hong Kong
4.40
2006 census
229
Uzbekistan
4.40
NA
230
Lithuania
4.40
2001 census
231
Slovenia
4.40
2002 census
232
Latvia
4.30
2000 census
233
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
234
Ghana
4.30
2000 census
235
Sint Maarten
4.20
2001 census
236
Serbia
4.10
NA
237
Afghanistan
4.00
NA
238
Ethiopia
4.00
1994 census
239
Mozambique
4.00
1997 census
240
Curacao
4.00
2001 census
241
Macau
4.00
2001 census
242
New Zealand
3.90
2006 Census
243
Curacao
3.90
2001 census
244
Belize
3.90
2000 census
245
United States
3.80
NA
246
Serbia
3.80
NA
247
Bulgaria
3.80
2011 census
248
Mauritius
3.70
2000 census
249
Ghana
3.70
2000 census
250
India
3.70
2001 census
251
Montenegro
3.70
2003 census
252
Malawi
3.60
1998 census
253
Nepal
3.60
2001 est.
254
Macedonia
3.50
2002 census
255
Sint Maarten
3.50
2001 census
256
Guam
3.50
2000 census
257
Belize
3.40
2000 census
258
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
259
Ghana
3.40
2000 census
260
Mauritius
3.40
2000 census
261
Zambia
3.40
2000 Census
262
Azerbaijan
3.30
1999 census
263
Finland
3.30
2007
264
Belize
3.30
2000 census
265
Nepal
3.30
2001 est.
266
Singapore
3.20
2000 census
267
Macau
3.20
2001 census
268
India
3.20
2001 census
269
Cayman Islands
3.20
1999 census
270
India
3.20
2001 census
271
Seychelles
3.10
2002 census
272
Pakistan
3.00
NA
273
Malta
3.00
2005 census
274
Curacao
2.90
2001 census
275
Croatia
2.90
2001 census
276
Ghana
2.90
2000 census
277
American Samoa
2.90
2000 census
278
Switzerland
2.80
NA
279
India
2.80
2001 census
280
Hong Kong
2.80
2006 census
281
Botswana
2.80
2001 census
282
Macau
2.70
2001 census
283
United States
2.70
NA
284
Malawi
2.70
1998 census
285
South Africa
2.66
2001 census
286
Slovakia
2.60
2001 census
287
Zambia
2.50
2000 Census
288
Nepal
2.50
2001 est.
289
Australia
2.50
2006 Census
290
Nepal
2.40
2001 est.
291
Malawi
2.40
1998 census
292
American Samoa
2.40
2000 census
293
Bolivia
2.40
2001 census
294
Czech Republic
2.30
2001 census
295
Estonia
2.30
2000 census
296
Palau
2.30
NA
297
Austria
2.30
2001 census
298
South Africa
2.28
2001 census
299
Sint Maarten
2.20
2001 census
300
Austria
2.20
2001 census
301
Zambia
2.20
2000 Census
302
Aruba
2.20
2000 census
303
Azerbaijan
2.20
1999 census
304
Poland
2.20
2002 census
305
Ethiopia
2.20
1994 census
306
Botswana
2.10
2001 census
307
American Samoa
2.10
2000 census
308
New Zealand
2.10
2006 Census
309
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
310
Pakistan
2.00
NA
311
Iran
2.00
NA
312
Iran
2.00
NA
313
Ethiopia
2.00
1994 census
314
Zambia
2.00
2000 Census
315
American Samoa
2.00
2000 census
316
Spain
2.00
NA
317
Czech Republic
2.00
2001 census
318
Iran
2.00
NA
319
Macedonia
1.90
2002 census
320
Vanuatu
1.90
1999 Census
321
Virgin Islands
1.90
2000 census
322
Singapore
1.80
2000 census
323
Azerbaijan
1.80
1999 census
324
Cayman Islands
1.80
1999 census
325
Slovakia
1.80
2001 census
326
Serbia
1.80
NA
327
Macedonia
1.80
2002 census
328
Marshall Islands
1.80
NA
329
Nicaragua
1.70
NA
330
Peru
1.70
2007 Census
331
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
332
Zambia
1.70
2000 Census
333
Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
334
Ethiopia
1.70
1994 census
335
Malawi
1.70
1998 census
336
Macau
1.60
2001 census
337
Australia
1.60
2006 Census
338
Austria
1.60
2001 census
339
South Africa
1.59
2001 census
340
Palau
1.50
NA
341
Palau
1.50
NA
342
Sint Maarten
1.50
2001 census
343
Palau
1.50
NA
344
Switzerland
1.50
NA
345
Ethiopia
1.50
1994 census
346
Macau
1.50
2001 census
347
Azerbaijan
1.50
1999 census
348
Vanuatu
1.40
1999 Census
349
Belize
1.40
2000 census
350
Switzerland
1.30
NA
351
Australia
1.30
2006 Census
352
New Zealand
1.30
2006 Census
353
Macau
1.30
2001 census
354
India
1.30
2001 census
355
Bolivia
1.20
2001 census
356
French Polynesia
1.20
2002 census
357
Macedonia
1.20
2002 census
358
Switzerland
1.20
NA
359
Australia
1.20
2006 Census
360
Romania
1.20
NA
361
India
1.20
2001 census
362
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
363
Switzerland
1.10
NA
364
Serbia
1.10
NA
365
New Zealand
1.10
2006 Census
366
Romania
1.10
NA
367
Hong Kong
1.10
2006 census
368
New Zealand
1.00
2006 Census
369
Greece
1.00
NA
370
Pakistan
1.00
NA
371
Croatia
1.00
2001 census
372
Namibia
1.00
NA
373
Australia
1.00
2006 Census
374
Kyrgyzstan
1.00
1999 census
375
Slovakia
1.00
2001 census
376
Azerbaijan
1.00
1999 census
377
Armenia
1.00
2001 census
378
Switzerland
1.00
NA
379
Armenia
0.90
2001 census
380
Hong Kong
0.90
2006 census
381
Singapore
0.90
2000 census
382
Jersey
0.90
2001 census
383
Serbia
0.90
NA
384
Czech Republic
0.80
2001 census
385
Nicaragua
0.80
NA
386
Mexico
0.80
2005
387
Mexico
0.80
2005
388
Malta
0.80
2005 census
389
Estonia
0.70
2000 census
390
Bulgaria
0.70
2011 census
391
United States
0.70
NA
392
Peru
0.70
2007 Census
393
Vanuatu
0.70
1999 Census
394
Switzerland
0.50
NA
395
South Africa
0.50
2001 census
396
Botswana
0.40
2001 census
397
Armenia
0.40
2001 census
398
Mauritius
0.30
2000 census
399
French Polynesia
0.30
2002 census
400
Vanuatu
0.30
1999 Census
401
Peru
0.30
2007 Census
402
Peru
0.20
2007 Census
403
Seychelles
0.20
2002 census
404
Belize
0.20
2000 census
405
Wallis and Futuna
0.20
2003 census