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Language Stats: compare key data on Sweden & Turkey

Definitions

STAT Sweden Turkey HISTORY
Languages Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities Turkish (official), Kurdish, Dimli (or Zaza), Azeri, Kabardian; <i>note:</i> there is also a substantial Gagauz population in the European part of Turkey
Linguistic diversity index 0.167
Ranked 145th.
0.289
Ranked 124th. 73% more than Sweden
Major language(s) Swedish Turkish (official), Kurdish
Romani > Gypsy language > % of Romani who speak Romani 90%
Ranked 14th. 29% more than Turkey
70%
Ranked 24th.
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 9,500
Ranked 22nd.
280,000
Ranked 6th. 29 times more than Sweden
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population > 2000 per 1000 1.07
Ranked 20th.
4.43
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden
Romani > Romani speaking Roma population from total Roma population > 2000 90%
Ranked 15th. 29% more than Turkey
70%
Ranked 25th.
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers 9,500
Ranked 21st.
280,000
Ranked 5th. 29 times more than Sweden
Romani language > Gypsy > Speakers per 1000 1.07
Ranked 20th.
4.43
Ranked 12th. 4 times more than Sweden

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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