Language Stats: compare key data on Philippines & United States

Languages: A rank ordering of languages starting with the largest and sometimes includes the percent of total population speaking that language.
Linguistic diversity index: LDI.
Major language(s): Country major languages.
Spanish speakers per 1000: . Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.

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STAT	Philippines	United States
English status	National <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1535-1989.	There are many regional dialects. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1382-1989.
Languages	Filipino (official; based on Tagalog) and English (official); eight major dialects - Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango, and Pangasinan	English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7%; <i>note:</i> Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii
Linguistic diversity index	0.849 Ranked 23th. 2 times more than United States	0.353 Ranked 114th.
Major language(s)	Filipino, English (both official)	English
Spanish speakers	2,658 Ranked 2nd.	22.4 million Ranked 1st. 8427 times more than Philippines
Spanish speakers per 1000	0.0429 Ranked 2nd.	89.74 Ranked 1st. 2091 times more than Philippines
Spanish status	Formerly the official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Used by a few families as mother tongue. <a href=/encyclopedia/Christianity>Christian</a>. Bible 1553-1979.	<a href=/graph-T/peo_pop>Population</a> has increased 61% or more since 1970. Official <a href=/cat/Language>language</a>. Bible 1553-1979.

SOURCES: Ethnologue; CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; Wikipedia: Linguistic diversity index (Rankings by country) (UNESCO World Report – Investing in Cultural Diversity and Intercultural Dialogue); British Broadcasting Corporation 2014; Ethnologue. Population figures from World Bank: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Programme, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database.

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