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 71 131,946,000
Brazil South America 53 212,812,000
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) South America 48 12,581,000
India Southern Asia 27 1,463,865,000
Malaysia South-Eastern Asia 23 35,977,000
Papua New Guinea Melanesia 23 10,762,000
Thailand South-Eastern Asia 22 71,619,000
Philippines South-Eastern Asia 21 116,786,000
South Africa Southern Africa 19 64,747,000
China, Taiwan Province of China Eastern Asia 19 23,112,000
Pakistan Southern Asia 19 255,219,000
United Republic of Tanzania Eastern Africa 18 70,545,000
Somalia Eastern Africa 16 19,654,000
Canada Northern America 16 40,126,000
Indonesia South-Eastern Asia 15 285,721,000
Singapore South-Eastern Asia 15 5,870,000
Russian Federation Eastern Europe 15 143,997,000
Ukraine Eastern Europe 15 38,980,000
Croatia Southern Europe 15 3,848,000
Türkiye Western Asia 14 87,685,000
Uganda Eastern Africa 13 51,384,000
Zambia Eastern Africa 13 21,913,000
Angola Middle Africa 13 39,040,000
Guinea-Bissau Western Africa 13 2,249,000
Uzbekistan Central Asia 12 37,053,000
China Eastern Asia 12 1,416,096,000
Afghanistan Southern Asia 12 43,844,000
Ireland Northern Europe 12 5,308,000
Norway Northern Europe 12 5,623,000
Italy Southern Europe 12 59,146,000
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) South America 12 28,516,000
Kenya Eastern Africa 11 57,532,000
Cameroon Middle Africa 11 29,879,000
Viet Nam South-Eastern Asia 11 101,598,000
Kuwait Western Asia 11 5,026,000
Estonia Northern Europe 11 1,344,000
United Kingdom Northern Europe 11 69,551,000
Solomon Islands Melanesia 11 838,000
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Southern Asia 10 92,417,000
Myanmar South-Eastern Asia 10 54,850,000
Denmark Northern Europe 10 6,002,000
Iceland Northern Europe 10 398,000
Sweden Northern Europe 10 10,656,000
France Western Europe 10 66,650,000
Netherlands Western Europe 10 18,346,000
Trinidad and Tobago Caribbean 10 1,511,000
El Salvador Central America 10 6,365,000
New Zealand Australia/New Zealand 10 5,251,000
Ethiopia Eastern Africa 9 135,472,000
Mauritius Eastern Africa 9 1,268,000
Burkina Faso Western Africa 9 24,074,000
Mali Western Africa 9 25,198,000
Finland Northern Europe 9 5,623,000
Belgium Western Europe 9 11,758,000
Germany Western Europe 9 84,075,000
United States of America Northern America 9 347,275,000
Mozambique Eastern Africa 8 35,631,000
Democratic Republic of the Congo Middle Africa 8 112,832,000
Guinea Western Africa 8 15,099,000
Tajikistan Central Asia 8 10,786,000
Azerbaijan Western Asia 8 10,397,000
Georgia Western Asia 8 3,806,000
Syrian Arab Republic Western Asia 8 25,620,000
Albania Southern Europe 8 2,771,000
Madagascar Eastern Africa 7 32,740,000
Rwanda Eastern Africa 7 14,569,000
Zimbabwe Eastern Africa 7 16,950,000
Central African Republic Middle Africa 7 5,513,000
Sudan Northern Africa 7 51,662,000
Namibia Southern Africa 7 3,092,000
Côte d'Ivoire Western Africa 7 32,711,000
Liberia Western Africa 7 5,731,000
Nigeria Western Africa 7 237,527,000
Senegal Western Africa 7 18,931,000
Nepal Southern Asia 7 29,618,000
Oman Western Asia 7 5,494,000
Czechia Eastern Europe 7 10,609,000
Austria Western Europe 7 9,113,000
Switzerland Western Europe 7 8,967,000
Belize Central America 7 422,000
Argentina South America 7 45,851,000
Chad Middle Africa 6 21,003,000
Egypt Northern Africa 6 118,365,000
Libya Northern Africa 6 7,458,000
Morocco Northern Africa 6 38,430,000
Botswana Southern Africa 6 2,562,000
Cabo Verde Western Africa 6 527,000
Mauritania Western Africa 6 5,315,000
Japan Eastern Asia 6 123,103,000
Mongolia Eastern Asia 6 3,517,000
Bangladesh Southern Asia 6 175,686,000
Brunei Darussalam South-Eastern Asia 6 466,000
Cyprus Western Asia 6 1,370,000
Israel Western Asia 6 9,517,000
Jordan Western Asia 6 11,520,000
United Arab Emirates Western Asia 6 11,346,000
Belarus Eastern Europe 6 8,997,000
Hungary Eastern Europe 6 9,632,000
Romania Eastern Europe 6 18,908,000
Bosnia and Herzegovina Southern Europe 6 3,140,000
Serbia Southern Europe 6 6,689,000
Antigua and Barbuda Caribbean 6 94,000
Dominica Caribbean 6 65,000
Honduras Central America 6 11,005,000
Nicaragua Central America 6 7,007,000
Chile South America 6 19,859,000
Ecuador South America 6 18,289,000
Guyana South America 6 835,000
Fiji Melanesia 6 933,000
Burundi Eastern Africa 5 14,390,000
Eritrea Eastern Africa 5 3,607,000
South Sudan Eastern Africa 5 12,188,000
Equatorial Guinea Middle Africa 5 1,938,000
Gabon Middle Africa 5 2,593,000
Algeria Northern Africa 5 47,435,000
Tunisia Northern Africa 5 12,348,000
Benin Western Africa 5 14,814,000
Ghana Western Africa 5 35,064,000
Niger Western Africa 5 27,917,000
Kazakhstan Central Asia 5 20,843,000
Cambodia South-Eastern Asia 5 17,847,000
Lao People's Democratic Republic South-Eastern Asia 5 7,873,000
Armenia Western Asia 5 2,952,000
Bulgaria Eastern Europe 5 6,714,000
Republic of Moldova Eastern Europe 5 2,996,000
Latvia Northern Europe 5 1,853,000
Greece Southern Europe 5 9,938,000
Malta Southern Europe 5 545,000
Montenegro Southern Europe 5 632,000
North Macedonia Southern Europe 5 1,813,000
Slovenia Southern Europe 5 2,117,000
Spain Southern Europe 5 47,889,000
Costa Rica Central America 5 5,152,000
Panama Central America 5 4,571,000
Colombia South America 5 53,425,000
Peru South America 5 34,576,000
Suriname South America 5 639,000