Which country has the highest # of Snake Species?

Mexico has the highest # of Snake Species in 2019, at 438, followed by Brazil (420) and Indonesia (376).

Which country has the lowest # of Snake Species?

Nauru has the lowest # of Snake Species in 2019, at 1.

What is the median # of Snake Species across countries?

The median is 23.5 across the 212 countries with data in 2019.

Where does this snake population by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Total number of reptile species by country - World Rainforest; Which countries have most snake species? - RepFocus; Which Country Has The Most Snakes Species? (Most Poisonous And Snakeless) - Petrapedia.

Country rankings

Snake Population by Country

Name: Snake Population by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Mexico has the highest # of Snake Species in 2019 (438), followed by Brazil (420) and Indonesia (376). Nauru has the lowest (1).

Environment Facts & Trivia223 countries · 2 metricsUpdated Nov 7, 2024Original page

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Year 2019212 of 235 countries

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# of Snake Species, 2019

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 212 countries.

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

23.5

Middle half 5 – 85.25

Average

57.08

212 countries

Highest

438

Mexico

Lowest

Nauru

Data

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223 countries · # = rank by # of Snake Species

#
1	Mexico	438	1,015
2	Brazil	420	868
3	Indonesia	376	799
4	India	305	889
5	Colombia	301	657
6	China	246	631
7	Ecuador	241	493
8	Vietnam	226	537
9	Malaysia	216	519
10	Australia	215	1,145
11	Thailand	213	495
12	Peru	211	542
13	Venezuela	197	419
14	DR Congo	188	316
15	United States	178	558
16	Myanmar	177	373
17	Bolivia	174	324
18	Tanzania	166	356
19	Panama	151	284
20	Cameroon	149	289
21	Honduras	147	282
22	Costa Rica	146	269
23	Guatemala	142	283
24	Kenya	138	284
25	Philippines	133	371
26	Central African Republic	129	205
27	Argentina	128	475
28	Nigeria	126	207
29	Papua New Guinea	122	410
30	Laos	120	219
31	Paraguay	119	193
32	Angola	118	319
33	South Africa	115	569
34	Ghana	112	187
35	Suriname	111	158
36	Guinea	108	699
36	Republic of the Congo	108	358
38	Sri Lanka	105	251
38	Nicaragua	105	195
40	Uganda	104	174
41	Ivory Coast	103	161
42	Cambodia	102	200
43	Madagascar	101	454
43	Guyana	101	177
45	French Guiana	100	172
46	Zambia	96	191
47	Mozambique	95	225
47	Togo	95	159
49	Bangladesh	94	145
50	Ethiopia	92	244
50	Somalia	92	234
52	Namibia	88	283
53	Iran	86	382
54	South Sudan	85	226
55	Zimbabwe	82	186
55	Brunei	82	42
57	Singapore	79	135
58	Liberia	77	108
59	Benin	76	134
60	Pakistan	75	215
61	Nepal	72	143
61	Sierra Leone	72	100
63	Gabon	71	133
64	Malawi	70	127
64	Rwanda	70	82
66	Chad	69	130
67	Mali	68	369
67	Equatorial Guinea	68	117
69	Senegal	65	126
69	Bhutan	65	89
69	Belize	65	139
72	Botswana	64	161
73	Sudan	61	279
73	Eswatini	61	100
75	Taiwan	60	118
76	Burkina Faso	59	83
76	Burundi	59	67
76	El Salvador	59	153
79	Turkey	57	154
80	Niger	52	251
80	Trinidad and Tobago	52	30
82	Russia	46	2
83	Israel	45	95
84	Guinea-Bissau	44	65
85	Iraq	42	118
85	Gambia	42	89
87	Japan	41	106
88	Syria	40	—
88	Cuba	40	180
90	Jordan	39	120
91	Egypt	38	118
91	Eritrea	38	96
91	Uruguay	38	80
94	Saudi Arabia	37	122
95	Mauritania	34	98
96	Algeria	31	111
96	Turkmenistan	31	90
98	Afghanistan	30	116
98	Yemen	30	117
100	Morocco	29	109
100	Azerbaijan	29	63
100	Oman	29	253
103	Tunisia	26	71
103	Haiti	26	125
105	Canada	25	51
106	Dominican Republic	24	135
107	Italy	23	62
107	Lebanon	23	57
107	Georgia	23	158
110	United Arab Emirates	22	74
110	Greece	22	77
110	Armenia	22	56
113	Kazakhstan	21	54
114	Libya	20	68
115	Uzbekistan	19	64
115	Solomon Islands	19	88
117	Djibouti	18	35
117	Western Sahara	18	66
117	New Caledonia	18	158
120	Tajikistan	17	55
120	Albania	17	41
120	Lesotho	17	19
123	Bulgaria	16	41
123	Croatia	16	41
123	North Macedonia	16	13
123	Timor-Leste	16	9
127	South Korea	15	24
127	Montenegro	15	40
129	North Korea	14	18
129	Bahamas	14	48
131	France	13	53
131	Spain	13	77
131	Kuwait	13	39
131	Puerto Rico	13	77
131	Bosnia and Herzegovina	13	9
131	Slovenia	13	24
137	Ukraine	11	25
137	Romania	11	27
137	Qatar	11	38
137	Cyprus	11	34
141	Portugal	10	43
141	Switzerland	10	18
141	Serbia	10	27
141	Mongolia	10	32
145	Bahrain	9	11
145	Cayman Islands	9	27
147	Moldova	8	15
147	Jamaica	8	52
147	Fiji	8	44
150	Germany	7	18
150	Chile	7	149
150	Hungary	7	16
150	Vanuatu	7	38
150	Sao Tome and Principe	7	17
150	Gibraltar	7	14
150	British Virgin Islands	7	—
157	Austria	6	18
157	Palau	6	35
159	Poland	5	11
159	Czechia	5	13
159	Slovakia	5	14
159	Saint Lucia	5	33
159	Seychelles	5	35
159	Tonga	5	30
159	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	5	5
159	American Samoa	5	4
167	New Zealand	4	85
167	Maldives	4	11
167	Guadeloupe	4	33
167	Grenada	4	35
167	Micronesia	4	51
167	Andorra	4	10
167	United States Virgin Islands	4	44
167	Dominica	4	152
167	Turks and Caicos Islands	4	12
176	United Kingdom	3	5
176	Netherlands	3	19
176	Belgium	3	11
176	Sweden	3	7
176	Belarus	3	7
176	Norway	3	9
176	Finland	3	6
176	Lithuania	3	8
176	Estonia	3	6
176	Comoros	3	9
176	French Polynesia	3	9
176	Kiribati	3	3
176	Liechtenstein	3	8
189	Denmark	2	6
189	Mauritius	2	30
189	Luxembourg	2	—
189	Malta	2	14
189	Mayotte	2	21
189	Martinique	2	31
189	Barbados	2	11
189	Curacao	2	—
189	Aruba	2	19
189	Antigua and Barbuda	2	10
189	Northern Mariana Islands	2	16
189	Marshall Islands	2	12
189	Saint Barthelemy	2	—
189	Wallis and Futuna	2	7
189	Tuvalu	2	6
189	Montserrat	2	15
189	Niue	2	4
206	Latvia	1	7
206	Guam	1	28
206	Monaco	1	4
206	Saint Martin	1	—
206	Anguilla	1	19
206	Cook Islands	1	22
206	Nauru	1	10
—	Kyrgyzstan	—	56
—	Hong Kong	—	71
—	Ireland	—	21
—	Reunion	—	18
—	Macau	—	2
—	Cape Verde	—	31
—	Samoa	—	22
—	Bermuda	—	10
—	Saint Kitts and Nevis	—	6
—	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	—	3
—	Tokelau	—	4

What correlates with # of Snake Species (2019)?

Pearson r against 1,313 other country metrics sharing at least 128 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher # of Snake Species tend to score higher on these

Bat SpeciesBat Population by Country
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 175
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Total Mosquito SpeciesMosquito Population by Country
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 194
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World Risk IndexNatural Disaster Risk by Country
r = +0.65 · strong · n = 186
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HomicidesGun Violence by Country
r = +0.63 · strong · n = 193
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Violent Gun Deaths IHMEGun Deaths by Country
r = +0.63 · strong · n = 193
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Tiktok UsersTikTok Users by Country
r = +0.63 · strong · n = 131
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher # of Snake Species tend to score lower on these

Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 156
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Girls 19Average Height by Country
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 184
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Girls - Avg Ht, 19 YoAverage Height by Country
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 184
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WJP RoLI Criminal Justice ScoreWorld Justice Project (WJP) Rule of Law Index
r = −0.46 · moderate · n = 138
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Girls 15Average Height by Country
r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 184
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Girls - Avg Ht, 15 YoAverage Height by Country
r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 184
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest # of Snake Species?: Mexico has the highest # of Snake Species in 2019, at 438, followed by Brazil (420) and Indonesia (376).
Which country has the lowest # of Snake Species?: Nauru has the lowest # of Snake Species in 2019, at 1.
What is the median # of Snake Species across countries?: The median is 23.5 across the 212 countries with data in 2019.
Where does this snake population by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Total number of reptile species by country - World Rainforest; Which countries have most snake species? - RepFocus; Which Country Has The Most Snakes Species? (Most Poisonous And Snakeless) - Petrapedia.