Countries where English is official

58 countries give English official status — by law or by the constitution, not by how many speak it. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).

English official24 in Africa, 13 in North America, 13 in Oceania, 4 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in South America
Countries where English is official
#CountryPopulationAreaContinent
1India1,463,865,5253,287,263 km²Asia
2United States341,784,8579,826,675 km²North America
3Pakistan255,219,554881,913 km²Asia
4Nigeria237,527,782923,768 km²Africa
5Philippines116,786,962343,448 km²Asia
6Tanzania70,545,865947,303 km²Africa
7United Kingdom69,487,000242,495 km²Europe
8South Africa64,747,3191,221,037 km²Africa
9Kenya57,532,493581,309 km²Africa
10Sudan51,662,1471,886,068 km²Africa
11Uganda51,384,894241,038 km²Africa
12Canada41,651,6539,984,670 km²North America
13Ghana35,064,272238,535 km²Africa
14Cameroon29,879,337475,442 km²Africa
15Australia27,614,4117,692,024 km²Oceania
16Malawi22,216,120118,484 km²Africa
17Zambia21,913,874752,618 km²Africa
18Zimbabwe16,950,795390,757 km²Africa
19Rwanda14,569,34126,338 km²Africa
20Burundi14,390,00327,834 km²Africa
21South Sudan12,188,788644,329 km²Africa
22Papua New Guinea10,762,817462,840 km²Oceania
23Sierra Leone8,819,79471,740 km²Africa
24Singapore6,111,175719 km²Asia
25Liberia5,731,206111,369 km²Africa
26Ireland5,484,36769,797 km²Europe
27New Zealand5,324,700268,021 km²Oceania
28Eritrea3,607,003117,600 km²Africa
29Namibia3,092,816825,615 km²Africa
30Jamaica2,837,07710,992 km²North America
31Gambia2,822,09311,300 km²Africa
32Botswana2,562,122581,737 km²Africa
33Lesotho2,363,32530,355 km²Africa
34Trinidad and Tobago1,367,7645,128 km²North America
35Eswatini1,256,17417,364 km²Africa
36Mauritius1,243,7412,040 km²Africa
37Fiji933,15418,274 km²Oceania
38Solomon Islands838,64528,400 km²Oceania
39Guyana835,986214,970 km²South America
40Malta579,704316 km²Europe
41Belize422,92422,966 km²North America
42Bahamas403,03313,878 km²North America
43Vanuatu335,16912,190 km²Oceania
44Barbados282,623439 km²North America
45Samoa219,3062,842 km²Oceania
46Saint Lucia180,149617 km²North America
47Kiribati136,488811 km²Oceania
48Seychelles122,730459 km²Africa
49Grenada117,303349 km²North America
50Micronesia113,683702 km²Oceania
51Tonga103,742749 km²Oceania
52Saint Vincent and the Grenadines99,924389 km²North America
53Antigua and Barbuda94,209440 km²North America
54Dominica65,871751 km²North America
55Saint Kitts and Nevis46,922269 km²North America
56Marshall Islands36,282181 km²Oceania
57Palau17,663466 km²Oceania
58Nauru12,02521 km²Oceania

Questions

How many countries where English is official are there?
58. 58 countries give English official status — by law or by the constitution, not by how many speak it. Official languages per Wikidata (CC0).
Which has the largest population?
India, with 1.46 billion people. Then the United States (342 million people).
Where are they?
24 in Africa, 13 in North America, 13 in Oceania, 4 in Asia, 3 in Europe, 1 in South America.
How is the list made?
It is a filter over the independent states on Kartavera — english official — using the same figures as the atlas and its rankings. Territories are not included. Open it on the map to change any condition.

Other questions

Figures: area from Wikidata, population, GNI and life expectancy from the World Bank, forms of government from the CIA World Factbook. All sources.