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Language Stats: compare key data on Moldova & Ukraine

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STAT Moldova Ukraine HISTORY
Languages Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) Ukrainian (official) 67%, Russian 24%, other 9% (includes small Romanian-, Polish-, and Hungarian-speaking minorities)
Linguistic diversity index 0.589
Ranked 69th. 20% more than Ukraine
0.492
Ranked 90th.
Major language(s) Romanian (called "Moldovan" in official documents), Russian Ukrainian (official), Russian
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 12th. The same as Ukraine
90%
Ranked 15th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 56,000
Ranked 14th.
113,000
Ranked 11th. 2 times more than Moldova
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 15.39
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Ukraine
2.3
Ranked 18th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 13th. The same as Ukraine
90%
Ranked 16th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 56,000
Ranked 13th.
113,000
Ranked 10th. 2 times more than Moldova
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 15.39
Ranked 6th. 7 times more than Ukraine
2.3
Ranked 18th.

SOURCES: 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; Dieter W. Halwachs: Rombase, Speakers and Numbers pp1.; 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. 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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