Country scorecard

New Zealand

Oceania · 5.2M people

ALPS
1.49

languages per person

#126 of 235 most multilingual

GLCI
22%

globally connected

Moderately multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.5 languages.

Most connected partners

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

What people speak

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

  • English99%
  • Maori50%
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🇳🇷 Nauru#125 · 1.49 languages per person🇴🇲 Oman#127 · 1.49 languages per person

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