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Question: How many languages do you speak well enough to hold a conversation in, including the language(s) you speak at home?
Choices: "One language" "Two languages" "Three languages" "Four or more languages"
Data: % of "One language"
Period:
Area:
29 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 China92.3%
2 Japan 87.4%
3 Mexico85.3%
4 New Zealand81.7%
5 Australia80.4%
6 Russian Federation79.2%
7 United States78.7%
8 United Kingdom76.7%
9 Hungary75.8%
10 Thailand61.7%
11 France59.5%
12 Croatia59.2%
13 India57.5%
14 Spain54.7%
15 Czech Republic51.1%
16 Slovakia47.8%
17 Lithuania45.5%
18 Austria43.4%
19 Germany41.0%
20 Philippines35.8%
21 Finland31.2%
22 South Africa26.2%
23 Switzerland22.7%
24 Israel22.1%
25 Iceland21.3%
26 Slovenia16.0%
27 Sweden14.3%
28 Suriname11.2%
29 Taiwan10.1%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 209 countries.

Source
ISSP 2017

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -0.875711 X +6.968
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.300
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.090

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data29
Regression equation
Y = -14068.553973 X +41848.262
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.151
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.023

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -0.397487 X +77.811
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.017
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.000

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -0.774769 X +2.131
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.453
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.205

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data28
Regression equation
Y = -5.194793 X +14.235
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.236
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.056