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
| # | Country | Population | Area | Continent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1,463,865,525 | 3,287,263 km² | Asia | |
| 2 | 341,784,857 | 9,826,675 km² | North America | |
| 3 | 255,219,554 | 881,913 km² | Asia | |
| 4 | 237,527,782 | 923,768 km² | Africa | |
| 5 | 116,786,962 | 343,448 km² | Asia | |
| 6 | 70,545,865 | 947,303 km² | Africa | |
| 7 | 69,487,000 | 242,495 km² | Europe | |
| 8 | 64,747,319 | 1,221,037 km² | Africa | |
| 9 | 57,532,493 | 581,309 km² | Africa | |
| 10 | 51,662,147 | 1,886,068 km² | Africa | |
| 11 | 51,384,894 | 241,038 km² | Africa | |
| 12 | 41,651,653 | 9,984,670 km² | North America | |
| 13 | 35,064,272 | 238,535 km² | Africa | |
| 14 | 29,879,337 | 475,442 km² | Africa | |
| 15 | 27,614,411 | 7,692,024 km² | Oceania | |
| 16 | 22,216,120 | 118,484 km² | Africa | |
| 17 | 21,913,874 | 752,618 km² | Africa | |
| 18 | 16,950,795 | 390,757 km² | Africa | |
| 19 | 14,569,341 | 26,338 km² | Africa | |
| 20 | 14,390,003 | 27,834 km² | Africa | |
| 21 | 12,188,788 | 644,329 km² | Africa | |
| 22 | 10,762,817 | 462,840 km² | Oceania | |
| 23 | 8,819,794 | 71,740 km² | Africa | |
| 24 | 6,111,175 | 719 km² | Asia | |
| 25 | 5,731,206 | 111,369 km² | Africa | |
| 26 | 5,484,367 | 69,797 km² | Europe | |
| 27 | 5,324,700 | 268,021 km² | Oceania | |
| 28 | 3,607,003 | 117,600 km² | Africa | |
| 29 | 3,092,816 | 825,615 km² | Africa | |
| 30 | 2,837,077 | 10,992 km² | North America | |
| 31 | 2,822,093 | 11,300 km² | Africa | |
| 32 | 2,562,122 | 581,737 km² | Africa | |
| 33 | 2,363,325 | 30,355 km² | Africa | |
| 34 | 1,367,764 | 5,128 km² | North America | |
| 35 | 1,256,174 | 17,364 km² | Africa | |
| 36 | 1,243,741 | 2,040 km² | Africa | |
| 37 | 933,154 | 18,274 km² | Oceania | |
| 38 | 838,645 | 28,400 km² | Oceania | |
| 39 | 835,986 | 214,970 km² | South America | |
| 40 | 579,704 | 316 km² | Europe | |
| 41 | 422,924 | 22,966 km² | North America | |
| 42 | 403,033 | 13,878 km² | North America | |
| 43 | 335,169 | 12,190 km² | Oceania | |
| 44 | 282,623 | 439 km² | North America | |
| 45 | 219,306 | 2,842 km² | Oceania | |
| 46 | 180,149 | 617 km² | North America | |
| 47 | 136,488 | 811 km² | Oceania | |
| 48 | 122,730 | 459 km² | Africa | |
| 49 | 117,303 | 349 km² | North America | |
| 50 | 113,683 | 702 km² | Oceania | |
| 51 | 103,742 | 749 km² | Oceania | |
| 52 | 99,924 | 389 km² | North America | |
| 53 | 94,209 | 440 km² | North America | |
| 54 | 65,871 | 751 km² | North America | |
| 55 | 46,922 | 269 km² | North America | |
| 56 | 36,282 | 181 km² | Oceania | |
| 57 | 17,663 | 466 km² | Oceania | |
| 58 | 12,025 | 21 km² | Oceania |
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.