Languages with 3 or more countries where official, or de facto official
| Language | # | Countries | |
| English | 59 | United States*, India, Pakistan, Nigeria, Philippines, United Kingdom*, Australia*, New Zealand*, &c. (Full list on Wikipedia) | |
| French | 29 | France, DRC, Canada, Madagascar, &c. (Full list on Wikipedia) | |
| Arabic | 26 | Egypt, Sudan, Algeria, Iraq, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, &c. (Full list on Wikipedia) | |
| Spanish | 21 | Mexico*, Spain, Colombia, Argentina*, Peru, Venezuela, Chile*, Guatemala, Ecuador, Bolivia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Paraguay, El Salvador, Nicaragua*, Uruguay*, Costa Rica, Panama, Puerto Rico, Equatorial Guinea | |
| Portuguese | 10 | Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, Guinea Bissau, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Macao, Cape Verde, São Tomé and Príncipe | |
| German | 6 | Germany*, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg | |
| Serbo-Croatian | 5 | Serbia (known as Serbian), Croatia (known as Croatian), Bosnia-Hercegovina (known as Bosnian), Montenegro (known as Montenegrin), Kosovo | |
| Swahili | 5 | Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, DRC, Rwanda | |
| Chinese | 5 | China, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan | |
| Italian | 4 | Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City | |
| Malay based | 4 | Indonesia (known as Indonesian), Malaysia (known as Malaysian), Singapore, Brunei | |
| Russian | 4 | Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan | |
| Dutch | 3 | Netherlands, Belgium, Suriname | |
| Hindustani | 3 | India (known as Hindi), Pakistan (known as Urdu), Fiji | |
| Persian | 3 | Iran (known as Farsi), Afghanistan (known as Dari), Tajikistan (known as Tajik) | |
| Tamil | 3 | Sri Lanka, Singapore, India | |
| Quechua | 3 | Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador |
*de facto but not de jure