Linguistically fragmented states

Countries with a highly fragmented linguistic landscape, defined here as having at least 5 languages.

Country Region Languages Population
Mexico Central America
71
132,997,000
Brazil South America
54
213,562,000
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) South America
48
12,749,000
India Southern Asia
28
1,476,625,000
Russian Federation Eastern Europe
27
143,394,000
Philippines South-Eastern Asia
25
117,724,000
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia
23
36,385,000
Papua New Guinea Melanesia
23
10,947,000
Thailand South-Eastern Asia
22
71,559,000
South Africa Southern Africa
19
65,453,000
China, Taiwan Province of China Eastern Asia
19
23,011,000
Pakistan Southern Asia
19
259,299,000
United Republic of Tanzania Eastern Africa
18
72,563,000
Canada Northern America
18
40,467,000
Somalia Eastern Africa
16
20,305,000
Croatia Southern Europe
16
3,822,000
Senegal Western Africa
15
19,366,000
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia
15
287,886,000
Singapore South-Eastern Asia
15
5,905,000
Ukraine Eastern Europe
15
39,535,000
Türkiye Western Asia
14
87,926,000
Uganda Eastern Africa
13
52,761,000
Zambia Eastern Africa
13
22,521,000
Angola Middle Africa
13
40,215,000
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa
13
2,297,000
Afghanistan Southern Asia
13
45,047,000
Norway Northern Europe
13
5,652,000
Italy Southern Europe
13
58,926,000
Uzbekistan Central Asia
12
37,724,000
Ireland Northern Europe
12
5,356,000
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) South America
12
28,633,000
Kenya Eastern Africa
11
58,636,000
Cameroon Middle Africa
11
30,640,000
China Eastern Asia
11
1,412,914,000
Viet Nam South-Eastern Asia
11
102,177,000
Kuwait Western Asia
11
5,102,000
Estonia Northern Europe
11
1,331,000
United Kingdom Northern Europe
11
69,931,000
Solomon Islands Melanesia
11
858,000
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Southern Asia
10
93,168,000
Myanmar South-Eastern Asia
10
55,184,000
Denmark Northern Europe
10
6,023,000
Finland Northern Europe
10
5,621,000
Iceland Northern Europe
10
402,000
Sweden Northern Europe
10
10,701,000
France Western Europe
10
66,746,000
Netherlands Western Europe
10
18,448,000
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean
10
1,513,000
El Salvador Central America
10
6,391,000
Guatemala Central America
10
18,967,000
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand
10
5,287,000
Ethiopia Eastern Africa
9
138,902,000
Mauritius Eastern Africa
9
1,265,000
Burkina Faso Western Africa
9
24,601,000
Mali Western Africa
9
25,932,000
Serbia Southern Europe
9
6,641,000
Belgium Western Europe
9
11,774,000
Germany Western Europe
9
83,644,000
United States of America Northern America
9
349,035,000
Mozambique Eastern Africa
8
36,639,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa
8
116,452,000
Guinea Western Africa
8
15,441,000
Tajikistan Central Asia
8
10,978,000
Azerbaijan Western Asia
8
10,454,000
Georgia Western Asia
8
3,804,000
Syrian Arab Republic Western Asia
8
26,472,000
Albania Southern Europe
8
2,751,000
Switzerland Western Europe
8
9,007,000
Madagascar Eastern Africa
7
33,522,000
Rwanda Eastern Africa
7
14,889,000
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa
7
17,273,000
Central African Republic Middle Africa
7
5,698,000
Sudan Northern Africa
7
53,282,000
Namibia Southern Africa
7
3,153,000
Côte d'Ivoire Western Africa
7
33,494,000
Liberia Western Africa
7
5,853,000
Nigeria Western Africa
7
242,431,000
Nepal Southern Asia
7
29,629,000
Oman Western Asia
7
5,671,000
Czechia Eastern Europe
7
10,527,000
Austria Western Europe
7
9,107,000
Belize Central America
7
428,000
Argentina South America
7
46,003,000
Burundi Eastern Africa
6
14,729,000
Comoros Eastern Africa
6
899,000
Chad Middle Africa
6
21,560,000
Egypt Northern Africa
6
120,101,000
Libya Northern Africa
6
7,539,000
Morocco Northern Africa
6
38,762,000
Botswana Southern Africa
6
2,603,000
Cabo Verde Western Africa
6
529,000
Mauritania Western Africa
6
5,461,000
Japan Eastern Asia
6
122,427,000
Mongolia Eastern Asia
6
3,556,000
Bangladesh Southern Asia
6
177,818,000
Brunei Darussalam South-Eastern Asia
6
469,000
Cyprus Western Asia
6
1,382,000
Iraq Western Asia
6
48,007,000
Israel Western Asia
6
9,647,000
Jordan Western Asia
6
11,589,000
United Arab Emirates Western Asia
6
11,574,000
Belarus Eastern Europe
6
8,937,000
Hungary Eastern Europe
6
9,585,000
Romania Eastern Europe
6
18,800,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe
6
3,114,000
Slovenia Southern Europe
6
2,114,000
Spain Southern Europe
6
47,850,000
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean
6
94,000
Dominica Caribbean
6
65,000
Honduras Central America
6
11,184,000
Nicaragua Central America
6
7,097,000
Chile South America
6
19,945,000
Ecuador South America
6
18,444,000
Guyana South America
6
840,000
Fiji Melanesia
6
937,000
Eritrea Eastern Africa
5
3,682,000
South Sudan Eastern Africa
5
12,436,000
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa
5
1,984,000
Gabon Middle Africa
5
2,647,000
Algeria Northern Africa
5
48,028,000
Tunisia Northern Africa
5
12,415,000
Benin Western Africa
5
15,170,000
Ghana Western Africa
5
35,697,000
Niger Western Africa
5
28,814,000
Kazakhstan Central Asia
5
21,083,000
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia
5
18,051,000
Lao People's Democratic Republic South-Eastern Asia
5
7,974,000
Armenia Western Asia
5
2,930,000
Bulgaria Eastern Europe
5
6,667,000
Poland Eastern Europe
5
37,843,000
Republic of Moldova Eastern Europe
5
2,961,000
Latvia Northern Europe
5
1,835,000
Greece Southern Europe
5
9,897,000
Malta Southern Europe
5
549,000
Montenegro Southern Europe
5
626,000
North Macedonia Southern Europe
5
1,804,000
Costa Rica Central America
5
5,174,000
Panama Central America
5
4,625,000
Colombia South America
5
53,936,000
Peru South America
5
34,922,000
Suriname South America
5
645,000