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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:
20 countries/ areas
Highlight:
1 Japan87.4%
2 Mexico85.3%
3 New Zealand81.7%
4 Australia80.4%
5 United States78.7%
6 United Kingdom76.7%
7 Hungary75.8%
8 France59.5%
9 Spain54.7%
10 Czech Republic51.1%
11 Slovakia47.8%
12 Lithuania45.5%
13 Austria 43.4%
14 Germany41.0%
15 Finland31.2%
16 Switzerland22.7%
17 Israel22.1%
18 Iceland21.3%
19 Slovenia16.0%
20 Sweden14.3%

Note
Can't choose/ No answer are excluded.

No data for 18 countries.

Source
ISSP 2017

Correlations with major national performance indices
Life satisfaction (10 steps)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.010898 X +7.355
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.567
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.321

GDP per capita (current US$)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -26064.213046 X +58611.832
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.307
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.094

Life expectancy at birth - Both sexes (years)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -5.231169 X +82.766
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.329
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.108

Fertility rate, total (births per woman)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -0.354654 X +1.847
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.248
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.062

Suicide, age-standardized (per 100 000 population)
No. of data20
Regression equation
Y = -1.628866 X +11.378
Correlation coefficient (r)-0.115
Coefficient of determination (R2)0.013