Countries With 3 or More Official Languages

Multilingual countries reflect rich cultural diversity and complex histories. Switzerland has four official languages (German, French, Italian, Romansh), while South Africa recognizes eleven. India constitutionally recognizes Hindi and English at the federal level, plus 22 scheduled languages. Countries with multiple official languages often evolved from colonial borders that grouped different ethnic and linguistic communities.

Complete list

#	Country	Capital	Population	Area	Region
1	South Africa	Pretoria	63.10M	1,221,037 km²	Africa
2	Equatorial Guinea	Ciudad de la Paz	1.67M	28,051 km²	Africa
3	Mauritius	Port Louis	1.24M	2,040 km²	Africa
4	Guernsey	St. Peter Port	64.8K	78 km²	Europe
5	Switzerland	Bern	9.08M	41,284 km²	Europe
6	Curaçao	Willemstad	156.1K	444 km²	Americas
7	Belize	Belmopan	417.6K	22,966 km²	Americas
8	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sarajevo	3.42M	51,209 km²	Europe
9	Peru	Lima	34.35M	1,285,216 km²	Americas
10	Rwanda	Kigali	14.10M	26,338 km²	Africa
11	Tokelau	Fakaofo	2.6K	12 km²	Oceania
12	Comoros	Moroni	919.9K	1,862 km²	Africa
13	Belgium	Brussels	11.83M	30,528 km²	Europe
14	Caribbean Netherlands	Kralendijk	32.0K	328 km²	Americas
15	Sint Maarten	Philipsburg	41.3K	34 km²	Americas
16	DR Congo	Kinshasa	112.83M	2,344,858 km²	Africa
17	Bolivia	Sucre	11.37M	1,098,581 km²	Americas
18	Luxembourg	Luxembourg	682.0K	2,586 km²	Europe
19	Namibia	Windhoek	3.02M	825,615 km²	Africa
20	Papua New Guinea	Port Moresby	11.78M	462,840 km²	Oceania
21	Jersey	Saint Helier	103.3K	116 km²	Europe
22	Eritrea	Asmara	3.61M	117,600 km²	Africa
23	Norway	Oslo	5.61M	386,224 km²	Europe
24	Spain	Madrid	49.32M	505,992 km²	Europe
25	Republic of the Congo	Brazzaville	6.14M	342,000 km²	Africa
26	Western Sahara	El Aaiún	600.9K	266,000 km²	Africa
27	Zimbabwe	Harare	17.07M	390,757 km²	Africa
28	New Zealand	Wellington	5.32M	268,838 km²	Oceania
29	Fiji	Suva	900.9K	18,272 km²	Oceania
30	Seychelles	Victoria	122.7K	452 km²	Africa
31	Guam	Hagåtña	153.8K	549 km²	Oceania
32	Vanuatu	Port Vila	321.4K	12,189 km²	Oceania
33	Afghanistan	Kabul	43.84M	652,230 km²	Asia
34	Iraq	Baghdad	46.12M	438,317 km²	Asia
35	Northern Mariana Islands	Saipan	47.3K	464 km²	Oceania
36	India	New Delhi	1.42B	3,287,263 km²	Asia
37	Singapore	Singapore	6.11M	710 km²	Asia