Country scorecard
Malaysia
Asia · 33M people
ALPS
1.54
languages per person
#98 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
11%
globally connected
Multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.5 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from Malaysia is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇧🇳 Brunei98%
- 🇸🇬 Singapore56%
- 🇨🇦 Canada30%
- 🇦🇺 Australia30%
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica30%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- Malay99%
- English30%
- Mandarin Chinese20%
- Tamil5%
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The countries sitting next to Malaysia in the world multilingualism ranking.
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