Country scorecard
Philippines
Asia · 117M people
ALPS
1.59
languages per person
#90 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
14%
globally connected
Multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.6 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from Philippines is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇬🇺 Guam69%
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica60%
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas60%
- 🇧🇧 Barbados60%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- Filipino99%
- English60%
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