Language Stats: compare key data on India & Pakistan

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STAT	India	Pakistan	HISTORY
English status	Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	Mainly second <a href=/cat/Language>language</a> speakers in <a href=/country/pk>Pakistan</a>. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.
Languages	Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9%; <i>note:</i> English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language	Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant) 10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko 2%, Brahui 1%, English (official; lingua franca of Pakistani elite and most government ministries), Burushaski and other 8%
Linguistic diversity index	0.93 Ranked 9th. 22% more than Pakistan	0.762 Ranked 37th.
Major language(s)	Hindi, English and more than 20 other official languages	English, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashto, Balochi

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