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What Country Speaks Esperanto

Brazil has the highest Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers (454), followed by United States (411) and France (186). Montenegro has the lowest (1).

Culture102 countries · 1 metricUpdated Apr 18, 2024Original page
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Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers

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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 →

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Median
8
Middle half 2 – 21
Average
28.52
102 countries
Highest
454
Brazil
Lowest
1
Montenegro

Data

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What correlates with Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers?

Pearson r against 1,649 other country metrics sharing at least 62 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers tend to score higher on these

  1. Reported COVID-19 DeathsExcess Covid Deaths by Country
    r = +0.90 · very strong · n = 70
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  2. Total Coffee ConsumptionCoffee Consumption by Country
    r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 92
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  3. Soybean ProductionSoybean Production by Country
    r = +0.86 · very strong · n = 77
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  4. Coronavirus DeathsCoronavirus by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 100
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  5. Exports of Top Agricultural Commodity by ValueAgricultural Exports by Country
    r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 98
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  6. # w/ Safe WaterAccess to Clean Water by Country
    r = +0.81 · very strong · n = 75
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers tend to score lower on these

  1. % of Children Ever BreastfedBreastfeeding Rates by Country
    r = −0.72 · very strong · n = 73
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  2. Net International Investment PositionNet International Investment Position by Country
    r = −0.59 · strong · n = 78
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  3. Year Admitted to CommitteeUNHCR Member Countries
    r = −0.45 · moderate · n = 70
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  4. CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.43 · moderate · n = 102
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  5. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.41 · moderate · n = 102
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  6. Year of First Oscar SubmissionOscar Winners by Country
    r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 87
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers?
Brazil has the highest Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers, at 454, followed by United States (411) and France (186).
Which country has the lowest Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers?
Montenegro has the lowest Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers, at 1.
What is the median Minimum # of Confirmed Speakers across countries?
The median is 8 across the 102 countries with data.
Where does this what country speaks esperanto data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Esperanto Directory; Esperanto - Wiki; Esperanto - Britannica; Esperanto Is Not Dead: Can The Universal Language Make A Comeback? - NPR.

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