LANGUAGE
Languages
Languages Officially Spoken in the Most Countries
This list features the languages that are the official language in the highest number of countries.
RANK | LANGUAGE | OFFICIAL COUNTRIES | NOTABLE COUNTRIES |
1 | English | 55 | United Kingdom United States India Australia |
2 | French | 29 | France Canada Senegal Switzerland |
3 | Arabic | 22 | Saudi Arabia Morocco Qatar Egypt |
4 | Spanish | 15 | Spain Colombia Mexico Panama |
5 | Portuguese | 10 | Portugal Angola Brazil Cape Verde |
6 | German | 6 | Austria Belgium Germany Switzerland |
7 | Swahili | 6 | Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda |
8 | Russian | 4 | Belarus Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Russia |
9 | Italian | 4 | Italy San Marino Switzerland Vatican City |
10 | Malay | 3 | Brunei Malaysia Singapore |
11 | Serbo-Croatian | 3 | Croatia Kosovo Serbia |
12 | Tswana | 3 | Botswana South Africa Zimbabwe |
13 | Dutch | 3 | Belgium Suriname Netherlands |
14 | Hindustani | 3 | Fiji India Pakistan |
15 | Persian | 3 | Afghanistan Iran Tajikistan |
16 | Quechua | 3 | Bolivia Ecuador Peru |
17 | Sotho | 3 | South Africa Lesotho Zimbabwe |
18 | Mandarin | 3 | China Singapore Taiwan |
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