Language Stats: compare key data on Liberia & Nigeria

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Major language(s): Country major languages.

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STAT	Liberia	Nigeria
English status	Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	Used in <a href=/cat/Government>government</a>, <a href=/cat/Education>education</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages, of which a few can be written and are used in correspondence	English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani
Linguistic diversity index	0.912 Ranked 13th. 5% more than Nigeria	0.87 Ranked 19th.
Major language(s)	English, 29 African languages belonging to the Mande, Kwa or Mel linguistic groups	English (official), Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa

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