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How international are we ?
Literature in translation at the complete review

- updated 12 February 2024 -

       The list below offers a breakdown of the languages in which all the works under review at the complete review were originally written; it will be updated after every batch of one hundred reviews.

       See also the discussion of How international are we ?

       Total languages represented: 85 (through review 5200).

Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank Language 1-1000 1-2000 1-3000 1-4000 1-5000 1-5100 1-5200 per cent

1 English 681 1066 1313.5 1470 1714 1747 1776 34.15

2 French 74 212 388 603 766 776 787 15.13

3 Spanish 41 110 205 297 365 372 377 7.25

4 German 50 102 161 213 287.5 300.5 310.5 5.97

5 Japanese 10 65 115.5 203.5 284.5 295 308 5.92

6 Italian 16 47 70 115 146.5 148.5 149.5 2.88

7 Dutch/Flemish 35 68 91 112 132 134 134 2.58

8 Arabic 0 34 80 107 126 127 129 2.48

9 Russian 3 19 34 69.5 95.5 98.5 102.5 1.97

10 Norwegian 0 23 44 55 80 80 87 1.67

11 Chinese 9 23 37 59 81 83 85 1.63

12 Swedish 12 21 48 65 77 80 81 1.56

13 Portuguese 3 19 35 51 62 63 63 1.21

14 Korean 2 9.5 16.5 38.5 56.5 57.5 58.5 1.13

15 Serbo-Croat.¹ 5 19 31 42 56 56 56 1.08

16 Hungarian 6 22 36 42 45 45 46 0.88

-- Persian² 15 19 31 38 44 45 46 0.88

18 Polish 11 19.5 27.5 37.5 43.5 44.5 44.5 0.86

19 Czech 10 13 23 34 41 41 42 0.81

20 Hebrew 0 10 22 33 38 38 40 0.77

21 Danish 1 6 10 19 33 33 34 0.65

22 Romanian 4 9 17 22 31 32 33 0.63

23 Finnish 0 10 14 19 28 28 28 0.54

24 Turkish 0 4 14 22 25 26 26 0.50

25 Icelandic 0 3 10 17 22 22 22 0.42

-- Sanskrit 3 6 10 13 20 20 22 0.42

27 Greek (class.) 1 3 3 4 14 15 18 0.35

-- Latin 0 0 3 4 17 17 18 0.35

29 Greek (mod.) 0 5 10 15 17 17 17 0.33

-- Ukrainian 0 6 8 10 15 16 17 0.33

31 Bengali 0 0 4 9 16 16 16 0.31

-- Catalan 0 2 8 13 15 16 16 0.31

33 Afrikaans 0 1 11 14 15 15 15 0.29

-- Bulgarian 0 2 8 11 14 15 15 0.29

35 Georgian 0 0 1 8 12 13 13 0.25

-- Hindi 0 1 2 7 13 13 13 0.25

-- Indonesian 0 1 4 12 13 13 13 0.25

38 Urdu 2 2 6 9 12 12 12 0.23

39 Albanian 1 4 5 7 10 10 10 0.19

40 Estonian 0 1 4 8 9 9 9 0.17

-- Slovenian 2 3 6 7 9 9 9 0.17

42 Kannada 0 0 0 5 6 6 6 0.12

-- Malayalam 1 1 3 5 6 6 6 0.12

-- Slovakian 0 0 4 4 6 6 6 0.12

45 Galician 0 0 0 4 5 5 5 0.10

-- Vietnamese 0 0 2 3 5 5 5 0.10

47 Macedonian 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 0.08

-- Telugu 0 0 3 4 4 4 4 0.08

-- (diverse) 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 0.08

50 Acholi 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Armenian 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 0.06

-- Gikuyu 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 0.06

-- Tamil 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0.06

-- Thai 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 0.06

-- Tibetan 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0.06

56 Burmese 0 0 2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.05

57 Basque 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0.04

-- Belarusian 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0.04

-- Greenlandic 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.04

-- Irish 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Kyrgyz 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0.04

-- Latvian 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0.04

-- Lithuanian 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 0.04

-- Malay 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Nepali 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0.04

-- Yiddish 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0.04

-- Yoruba 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Zulu 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 0.04

69 Amharic 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Assamese 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Chaghatay T. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Faroese 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Gujarati 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Khmer 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Maltese 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Marathi 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Occitan 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Sesotho 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Syriac 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Tigrinya 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Turkmen 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Uyghur 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Uzbek 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0.02

-- Welsh 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

85 Esperanto 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.01

-- Romansh 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.01

       ¹ "Serbo-Croatian" includes what are now called Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian, and Montenegrin
       ² "Persian" includes both classical and modern Persian (Farsi), as well as Dari

       Note also that some languages -- Italian, Persian, and Sanskrit -- benefit from multiple reviews of different translations of the same original text.

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Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank	Language	1-1000	1-2000	1-3000	1-4000	1-5000	1-5100	1-5200	per cent
1	English	681	1066	1313.5	1470	1714	1747	1776	34.15
2	French	74	212	388	603	766	776	787	15.13
3	Spanish	41	110	205	297	365	372	377	7.25
4	German	50	102	161	213	287.5	300.5	310.5	5.97
5	Japanese	10	65	115.5	203.5	284.5	295	308	5.92
6	Italian	16	47	70	115	146.5	148.5	149.5	2.88
7	Dutch/Flemish	35	68	91	112	132	134	134	2.58
8	Arabic	0	34	80	107	126	127	129	2.48
9	Russian	3	19	34	69.5	95.5	98.5	102.5	1.97
10	Norwegian	0	23	44	55	80	80	87	1.67
11	Chinese	9	23	37	59	81	83	85	1.63
12	Swedish	12	21	48	65	77	80	81	1.56
13	Portuguese	3	19	35	51	62	63	63	1.21
14	Korean	2	9.5	16.5	38.5	56.5	57.5	58.5	1.13
15	Serbo-Croat.¹	5	19	31	42	56	56	56	1.08
16	Hungarian	6	22	36	42	45	45	46	0.88
--	Persian²	15	19	31	38	44	45	46	0.88
18	Polish	11	19.5	27.5	37.5	43.5	44.5	44.5	0.86
19	Czech	10	13	23	34	41	41	42	0.81
20	Hebrew	0	10	22	33	38	38	40	0.77
21	Danish	1	6	10	19	33	33	34	0.65
22	Romanian	4	9	17	22	31	32	33	0.63
23	Finnish	0	10	14	19	28	28	28	0.54
24	Turkish	0	4	14	22	25	26	26	0.50
25	Icelandic	0	3	10	17	22	22	22	0.42
--	Sanskrit	3	6	10	13	20	20	22	0.42
27	Greek (class.)	1	3	3	4	14	15	18	0.35
--	Latin	0	0	3	4	17	17	18	0.35
29	Greek (mod.)	0	5	10	15	17	17	17	0.33
--	Ukrainian	0	6	8	10	15	16	17	0.33
31	Bengali	0	0	4	9	16	16	16	0.31
--	Catalan	0	2	8	13	15	16	16	0.31
33	Afrikaans	0	1	11	14	15	15	15	0.29
--	Bulgarian	0	2	8	11	14	15	15	0.29
35	Georgian	0	0	1	8	12	13	13	0.25
--	Hindi	0	1	2	7	13	13	13	0.25
--	Indonesian	0	1	4	12	13	13	13	0.25
38	Urdu	2	2	6	9	12	12	12	0.23
39	Albanian	1	4	5	7	10	10	10	0.19
40	Estonian	0	1	4	8	9	9	9	0.17
--	Slovenian	2	3	6	7	9	9	9	0.17
42	Kannada	0	0	0	5	6	6	6	0.12
--	Malayalam	1	1	3	5	6	6	6	0.12
--	Slovakian	0	0	4	4	6	6	6	0.12
45	Galician	0	0	0	4	5	5	5	0.10
--	Vietnamese	0	0	2	3	5	5	5	0.10
47	Macedonian	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	0.08
--	Telugu	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	0.08
--	(diverse)	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	0.08
50	Acholi	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Armenian	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	0.06
--	Gikuyu	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	0.06
--	Tamil	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0.06
--	Thai	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	0.06
--	Tibetan	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	0.06
56	Burmese	0	0	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.05
57	Basque	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0.04
--	Belarusian	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0.04
--	Greenlandic	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0.04
--	Irish	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Kyrgyz	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	0.04
--	Latvian	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0.04
--	Lithuanian	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	0.04
--	Malay	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Nepali	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0.04
--	Yiddish	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0.04
--	Yoruba	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Zulu	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	0.04
69	Amharic	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Assamese	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Chaghatay T.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Faroese	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Gujarati	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Khmer	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Maltese	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Marathi	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Occitan	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Sesotho	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Syriac	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Tigrinya	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Turkmen	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Uyghur	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Uzbek	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0.02
--	Welsh	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
85	Esperanto	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	0.01
--	Romansh	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.01

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