Country scorecard
Saudi Arabia
Asia · 36.9M people
ALPS
1.34
languages per person
#156 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
13%
globally connected
Moderately multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.3 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from Saudi Arabia is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇶🇦 Qatar98%
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain98%
- 🇱🇧 Lebanon98%
- 🇴🇲 Oman98%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- Standard Arabic99%
- English35%
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