Countries With The Most Languages Spoken

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Papua New Guinea tops the global list with 843 spoken languages, followed by Indonesia at 709 and Nigeria sitting in third with 530. India holds the fourth spot with 454, while China accounts for 309 and Mexico lists 296. Cameroon reports 280, the USA includes 239, and Australia has 225. Brazil records 222, the DRC contains 211, and the Philippines has 184. Malaysia lists 133, Chad accounts for 129, Tanzania has 127, Myanmar records 125, and Nepal lists 123. Russia has 119, Vietnam includes 111, Vanuatu reports 107, Canada sits at 101, Peru is at 95, Ethiopia reaches 92, Colombia holds 89, and Côte d'Ivoire rounds out the top tier with 88. Data source attributed to SIL International via Our World in Data.