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Language Stats: compare key data on Italy & Spain

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STAT Italy Spain HISTORY
English > Conversational English prevalence 34%
Ranked 18th. 55% more than Spain
22%
Ranked 24th.
French > Conversational French prevalence 16%
Ranked 7th. 78% more than Spain
9%
Ranked 12th.
German > Conversational German prevalence 5%
Ranked 22nd. 3 times more than Spain
2%
Ranked 25th.
Italian > Conversational Italian prevalence 1%
Ranked 18th.
2%
Ranked 11th. Twice as much as Italy
Languages Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area) Castilian Spanish (official) 74%, Catalan 17%, Galician 7%, Basque 2%, are official regionally
Linguistic diversity index 0.593
Ranked 67th. 35% more than Spain
0.438
Ranked 99th.
Major language(s) Italian Spanish (Castilian), Catalan and its variant Valencian, Gallego (Galician), Euskera (Basque)
Polish > Conversational Polish prevalence 0.0
Ranked 21st.
0.0
Ranked 11th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 42,000
Ranked 15th. 42 times more than Spain
1,000
Ranked 30th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 0.738
Ranked 24th. 30 times more than Spain
0.0248
Ranked 29th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 10th. 90 times more than Spain
1%
Ranked 30th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 42,000
Ranked 14th. 42 times more than Spain
1,000
Ranked 29th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 0.738
Ranked 24th. 30 times more than Spain
0.0248
Ranked 29th.
Russian > Conversational Russian prevalence 0.0
Ranked 23th.
0.0
Ranked 20th.
Spanish > Conversational Spanish prevalence 11%
Ranked 3rd.
16%
Ranked 1st. 45% more than Italy
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 9th. 90 times more than Spain
1%
Ranked 29th.

SOURCES: SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 “Europeans and their Languages”, p. 21.
; SPECIAL EUROBAROMETER 386 “Europeans and their Languages”, p. 21.; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Wikipedia: Romani language; Wikipedia: Romani language. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1.; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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