Where Is English Spoken In The World?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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These countries include

Belize

, Botswana, Cameroon (co-official with French), Eswatini (Swaziland), Fiji, Ghana, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Malaysia, Malta, the Marshall Islands, Mauritius, the Federated States of Micronesia, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Rwanda, …

How many countries speak English in the world?

Learn About All The English Speaking Countries

In fact, English is recognized as an official language in a total of

67 different countries

, as well as 27 non-sovereign entities.

Where in the world is the best English spoken?


The Netherlands

has emerged as the nation with the highest English language proficiency, according to the EF English Proficiency Index, with a score of 72.

What is the most popular language in the world?

  1. English (1.132 million speakers) Native speakers: 379 million. …
  2. Mandarin (1.117 million speakers) …
  3. Hindi (615 million speakers) …
  4. Spanish (534 million speakers) …
  5. French (280 million speakers) …
  6. Arabic (274 million speakers) …
  7. Bengali (265 million speakers) …
  8. Russian (258 million speakers)

Which country has the most English speakers 2020?

  • United States: 268M. …
  • India: 125M. …
  • Pakistan: 94M. …
  • The Philippines: 90M. …
  • Nigeria: 79M-100M. …
  • The United Kingdom: 59.6M. …
  • The Netherlands: 15M English Speakers. …
  • Denmark: 4.8M English Speakers.

Which country speaks English the worst?

2020 Rank Country 2020 Proficiency Band 97

Saudi Arabia

Very Low Proficiency
98 Oman Very Low Proficiency 99 Iraq Very Low Proficiency 100 Tajikistan Very Low Proficiency

Which country speaks the fastest?

1.

Japanese

:

Japanese is the fastest recorded language. It has a rate of 7.84 syllables per second.

Which English accent is best?

Rank English Accent Score 1

British

68
2 Irish 57 3 Australian 53 4 American 51

What is the #1 language?


English

is the largest language in the world, if you count both native and non-native speakers. If you count only native speakers, Mandarin Chinese is the largest. Mandarin Chinese is the largest language in the world when counting only first language (native) speakers.

What was the first language on earth?

As far as the world knew,

Sanskrit

stood as the first spoken language because it dated as back as 5000 BC. New information indicates that although Sanskrit is among the oldest spoken , Tamil dates back further.

What is the most beautiful language?

  • Arabic language. Arabic is one of the most beautiful languages in the world. …
  • English language. English is the most gorgeous language in the world. …
  • Italian language. Italian is one of the most romantic languages in the world. …
  • Welsh language. …
  • Persian language.

Which country has most languages?

Which country has the widest linguistic diversity?

Papua New Guinea

is the most multilingual country, with over 839 living languages, according to Ethnologue, a catalogue of the world's known languages.

How many countries are in this world?

Countries in the World:

There are

195 countries

in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.

Do Indians speak English?

It is both

the most widely spoken first as well as second language in India

, while English is just the 44th most widely spoken first language even though it is the second-most widely spoken second language. … There is a clear class element at work—41% of the rich could speak English as against less than 2% of the poor.

Is British or American English better?

In the main,

British English and American English are very similar

, even with differences in spelling. In today's world, American spelling is probably winning thanks to Microsoft's spell checker. There are vocabulary differences and some can cause embarrassing situations if you only know one flavour.

Which English accent is hardest to understand?


indian

is the hardest accent to understand.

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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.