Country scorecard

DR Congo

Africa · 102M people

ALPS
1.94

languages per person

#32 of 235 most multilingual

GLCI
9%

globally connected

Strongly multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.9 languages.

Most connected partners

Where a random person from DR Congo is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.

What people speak

Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.

  • French99%
  • Lingala40%
  • Swahili30%
  • Kongo20%
  • English5%
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🇿🇦 South Africa#31 · 1.97 languages per person🇨🇾 Cyprus#33 · 1.94 languages per person

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