Which country has the highest Word Count?

India has the highest Word Count, at 146,385, followed by Nigeria (66,263) and Brazil (64,488).

Which country has the lowest Word Count?

Monaco has the lowest Word Count, at 3,814.

What is the median Word Count across countries?

The median is 15,952 across the 182 countries with data.

Where does this countries with constitutions data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of national constitutions - Wiki.

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India has the highest Word Count (146,385), followed by Nigeria (66,263) and Brazil (64,488). Monaco has the lowest (3,814).

Politics & Government208 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Jan 29, 2025Original page

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List of national constitutions - Wiki

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Ranking

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

15,952

Middle half 10.2K – 31.8K

Average

22,196

182 countries

Highest

146,385

India

Lowest

3,814

Monaco

Data

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208 countries · # = rank by Word Count

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1	India	146,385	11-26-1949
2	Nigeria	66,263	05-29-1999
3	Brazil	64,488	10-05-1988
4	Malaysia	64,080	08-27-1957
5	Papua New Guinea	58,490	09-16-1975
6	Mexico	57,087	02-05-1917
7	Pakistan	56,240	08-14-1973
8	Zimbabwe	55,883	05-09-2013
9	Ecuador	54,555	10-20-2008
10	Ghana	53,985	04-28-1992
11	Saint Kitts and Nevis	49,643	06-23-1983
12	Uganda	49,448	10-08-1995
13	Kenya	48,818	08-27-2010
14	Eswatini	48,604	2005
15	Colombia	46,902	07-04-1991
16	Guyana	46,221	10-06-1980
17	Lesotho	45,532	1993
18	Sierra Leone	44,636	1996
19	Gambia	43,465	01-16-1997
20	South Africa	43,062	02-04-1997
21	Bahamas	41,835	1973
22	Austria	41,366	10-01-1920
23	Fiji	40,773	09-06-2013
24	Myanmar	40,492	05-29-2008
25	Sri Lanka	40,085	09-07-1978
26	Singapore	40,076	08-09-1965
27	Seychelles	39,729	1993
28	Belize	39,629	09-21-1981
29	Bolivia	39,375	02-07-2009
30	Antigua and Barbuda	38,464	10-31-1981
31	Saint Lucia	38,271	1978
32	Jamaica	38,048	01-01-1962
33	Venezuela	37,344	12-20-1999
34	Mauritius	37,320	03-12-1968
35	Cyprus	37,006	08-16-1960
36	Dominica	36,080	1978
37	Tanzania	35,651	04-25-1977
38	Portugal	35,219	04-25-1976
39	Tuvalu	34,801	1986
40	Barbados	34,144	11-30-1966
41	Grenada	33,737	1991
42	Malawi	33,422	05-16-1994
43	Nepal	32,753	09-20-2015
44	Trinidad and Tobago	32,567	03-29-1976
45	Cape Verde	32,132	1992
46	Solomon Islands	31,826	05-31-1978
47	Malta	31,820	09-21-1964
48	Botswana	30,713	09-30-1966
49	Zambia	30,696	2016
50	Uruguay	29,911	07-18-1830
51	Turkey	29,727	11-07-1982
52	Dominican Republic	29,710	01-26-2010
53	Guatemala	28,692	01-14-1986
54	Bangladesh	27,643	11-04-1972
55	Germany	27,379	05-08-1949
56	South Sudan	27,191	07-09-2011
57	Angola	27,181	01-21-2010
58	Greece	26,989	06-11-1975
59	Panama	26,097	10-11-1972
60	Kiribati	26,080	1979
61	Chile	25,821	09-11-1980
62	Afghanistan	25,800	10-09-2004
63	Paraguay	25,461	06-20-1992
64	Namibia	24,198	02-09-1990
65	Mozambique	24,171	12-21-2004
66	Maldives	23,991	08-07-2008
67	Honduras	23,434	01-20-1982
68	El Salvador	22,823	12-20-1983
69	Egypt	22,626	01-18-2014
70	Philippines	21,954	02-02-1987
71	Marshall Islands	21,429	1979
72	Nicaragua	20,535	01-01-1987
73	Serbia	19,891	11-08-2006
74	Somalia	19,823	08-01-2012
75	Samoa	19,611	10-28-1960
76	Poland	19,602	04-02-1997
77	Ukraine	19,299	06-28-1996
78	DR Congo	19,285	02-18-2006
79	Peru	19,216	12-31-1993
80	Haiti	18,488	06-20-2012
81	Slovakia	18,402	10-01-1992
82	Spain	17,608	12-06-1978
83	Burundi	17,574	03-09-1992
84	Azerbaijan	17,354	11-12-1995
85	Australia	17,318	01-01-1901
86	Rwanda	16,940	05-26-2003
87	Costa Rica	16,705	11-07-1949
88	Switzerland	16,484	04-18-1999
89	Iran	16,179	12-03-1979
90	Belgium	16,119	02-07-1831
91	Ireland	16,007	12-29-1937
92	Morocco	15,897	12-14-1962
93	Madagascar	15,759	11-14-2010
94	Timor-Leste	15,307	05-20-2002
95	Hungary	15,247	04-18-2011
96	Niger	14,806	11-25-2010
97	Romania	14,663	11-21-1991
98	Czechia	14,580	12-16-1992
99	Kyrgyzstan	14,327	06-27-2010
100	Brunei	13,869	1959
101	Albania	13,826	11-28-1998
102	Armenia	13,786	07-05-1995
103	Nauru	13,714	01-31-1968
104	Bulgaria	13,641	07-12-1991
105	Bhutan	13,632	07-18-2008
106	Ethiopia	13,630	08-21-1995
107	North Macedonia	13,486	11-17-1991
108	Kazakhstan	13,482	08-30-1995
109	Belarus	13,278	03-15-1994
110	Russia	12,908	12-12-1993
111	Cuba	12,893	04-10-2019
112	Moldova	12,818	07-29-1994
113	Guinea	12,707	05-07-2010
114	Finland	12,640	03-01-2000
115	Argentina	12,514	05-01-1853
116	Suriname	12,488	09-30-1987
117	Lithuania	12,214	10-25-1992
118	Gabon	11,804	1991
119	Chad	11,768	03-31-1996
120	Italy	11,708	12-22-1947
121	Liberia	11,667	01-06-1986
122	Montenegro	11,572	10-19-2007
123	United Arab Emirates	11,557	12-02-1971
124	Iraq	11,550	10-15-2005
125	Georgia	11,490	08-24-1995
126	Slovenia	11,406	12-23-1991
127	Benin	11,386	12-02-1990
128	Vietnam	11,344	11-28-2013
128	Estonia	11,344	06-28-1992
130	China	10,960	12-04-1982
131	Croatia	10,898	12-22-1990
132	Senegal	10,866	01-01-2001
133	Bahrain	10,806	02-14-2002
134	Togo	10,252	10-14-1992
135	Jordan	10,239	01-11-1952
136	Tonga	10,192	11-04-1875
137	France	10,180	10-04-1958
138	Algeria	10,038	12-08-1996
139	Burkina Faso	10,030	06-11-1991
140	Republic of the Congo	9,970	2001
141	Central African Republic	9,767	03-27-2016
142	Liechtenstein	9,513	10-05-1921
143	Tunisia	9,508	01-26-2014
144	South Korea	9,059	07-17-1948
145	Cambodia	8,936	1993
146	Andorra	8,740	02-02-1993
147	Netherlands	8,739	08-24-1815
148	Cameroon	8,444	01-18-1996
149	Vanuatu	8,425	07-30-1980
150	Mongolia	8,250	01-13-1992
151	Kuwait	8,197	11-11-1962
152	Syria	8,154	02-27-2012
153	Sao Tome and Principe	7,988	11-05-1975
154	Uzbekistan	7,941	12-08-1992
155	Tajikistan	7,917	11-06-1994
156	Ivory Coast	7,897	11-08-2016
157	Guinea-Bissau	7,820	05-06-1984
158	United States	7,762	06-21-1788
159	Thailand	7,683	04-06-2017
160	Mali	7,503	01-12-1992
161	North Korea	7,364	12-25-1972
162	Norway	7,307	05-17-1814
163	Oman	7,233	11-06-1996
164	Mauritania	6,997	07-12-1991
165	Qatar	6,848	04-09-2004
166	Eritrea	6,753	05-23-1997
167	Djibouti	6,666	09-15-1992
168	Saudi Arabia	6,335	03-01-1992
169	Lebanon	6,296	05-23-1926
170	Denmark	6,221	05-25-1849
171	Comoros	6,185	12-23-2001
172	Indonesia	5,915	08-18-1945
173	Turkmenistan	5,735	05-18-1992
174	Luxembourg	5,601	10-17-1868
175	Equatorial Guinea	5,575	11-17-1991
176	Bosnia and Herzegovina	5,454	12-14-1995
177	Micronesia	5,271	10-01-1978
178	Japan	4,998	02-11-1889
179	Latvia	4,917	11-07-1922
180	Laos	4,820	08-14-1991
181	Iceland	4,089	06-17-1944
182	Monaco	3,814	12-17-1962
—	United Kingdom	—	1689
—	Sudan	—	08-04-2019
—	Yemen	—	05-16-1991
—	Canada	—	1982
—	Sweden	—	1974
—	Israel	—	1950
—	Libya	—	08-03-2011
—	Hong Kong	—	04-04-1990
—	Palestine	—	05-28-1964
—	New Zealand	—	2016
—	Puerto Rico	—	07-25-1952
—	Macau	—	03-31-1993
—	Curacao	—	10-10-2010
—	Aruba	—	01-01-1986
—	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	—	1979
—	Turks and Caicos Islands	—	10-15-2012
—	American Samoa	—	10-17-1960
—	Sint Maarten	—	10-10-2010
—	Northern Mariana Islands	—	01-01-1978
—	Gibraltar	—	01-02-2007
—	British Virgin Islands	—	06-15-2007
—	San Marino	—	1974
—	Palau	—	07-09-1980
—	Falkland Islands	—	01-01-2009
—	Niue	—	10-19-1974
—	Vatican City	—	11-26-2000

What correlates with Word Count?

Pearson r against 1,417 other country metrics sharing at least 110 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Word Count tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Individuals at Risk and Poor ($1.9/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.60 · strong · n = 127
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Organic ProducersOrganic Farming by Country
r = +0.59 · strong · n = 132
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Individuals at Risk and Poor ($3.2/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.59 · strong · n = 137
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Individuals at Risk and Poor ($5.5/Day)Flooding by Country
r = +0.58 · strong · n = 142
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Butter ConsumptionButter Consumption by Country
r = +0.58 · strong · n = 128
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Snakebite Deaths 1990-2019Snake Bite Deaths by Country
r = +0.58 · strong · n = 150
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Word Count tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.40 · moderate · n = 151
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Safety Index Numbeo (100-1)Crime Rate by Country
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 130
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Temperature ChangeHottest Countries in the World
r = −0.36 · moderate · n = 175
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RankNorthernmost Point by CountryA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.31 · moderate · n = 181
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Community Safety 2022 to 2024Most Dangerous Countries for Women
r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 182
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WJP RoLI Order and Security ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
r = −0.30 · moderate · n = 135
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Word Count?: India has the highest Word Count, at 146,385, followed by Nigeria (66,263) and Brazil (64,488).
Which country has the lowest Word Count?: Monaco has the lowest Word Count, at 3,814.
What is the median Word Count across countries?: The median is 15,952 across the 182 countries with data.
Where does this countries with constitutions data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of national constitutions - Wiki.