Navigating the Global Data Landscape with Language Diversity

In today’s interconnected world, conducting international studies presents unique business opportunities and challenges, particularly in language.

Understanding and engaging with diverse populations requires a nuanced approach, where language is critical. At Syno, we recognize the importance of this diversity and are committed to facilitating inclusive and effective communication across the globe in the native languages of the respondents.

As part of our dedication to delivering comprehensive global data for our clients, we are excited to present a guide on the recommended languages to include for surveys in various countries.

Here are our suggestions for choosing the main and additional languages for country-specific surveys to ensure inclusive participant responses:

Country

Main language for surveys

Also recommended to include languages

  • Afghanistan
  • Albania
  • Algeria
  • Andorra
  • Angola
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahamas
  • Bahrain
  • Bangladesh
  • Barbados
  • Belarus
  • Belgium
  • Belize
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Brunei
  • Bulgaria
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Cape Verde
  • Central African Republic
  • Chad
  • Chile
  • China
  • Colombia
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Republic of the Congo
  • Cook Islands
  • Costa Rica
  • Croatia
  • Cuba
  • Cyprus
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Djibouti
  • Dominica
  • Dominican Republic
  • East Timor
  • Ecuador
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Eritrea
  • Estonia
  • Eswatini
  • Ethiopia
  • Fiji
  • Finland
  • France
  • Gabon
  • Gambia
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Greece
  • Grenada
  • Guatemala
  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guyana
  • Haiti
  • Honduras
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran
  • Iraq
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Italy
  • Ivory Coast
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Jordan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Kenya
  • Kiribati
  • North Korea
  • South Korea
  • Kosovo
  • Kuwait
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Laos
  • Latvia
  • Lebanon
  • Lesotho
  • Liberia
  • Libya
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Madagascar
  • Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Malta
  • Marshall Islands
  • Mauritania
  • Mauritius
  • Mexico
  • Federated States of Micronesia
  • Moldova
  • Monaco
  • Mongolia
  • Montenegro
  • Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nauru
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Niue
  • Norfolk Island
  • North Macedonia
  • Northern Cyprus
  • Norway
  • Oman
  • Pakistan
  • Palau
  • Palestine
  • Panama
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Paraguay
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Qatar
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Rwanda
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Samoa
  • San Marino
  • São Tomé and Príncipe
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Senegal
  • Serbia
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Solomon Islands
  • Somalia
  • Somaliland
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Spain
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
  • Taiwan
  • Tajikistan
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Togo
  • Tokelau
  • Tonga
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Tunisia
  • Turkey
  • Turkmenistan
  • Tuvalu
  • Uganda
  • Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Vanuatu
  • Vatican City
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Yemen
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
  • Dari
  • Albanian
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Armenian
  • English
  • German
  • Azerbaijani
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Bengali
  • English
  • Russian
  • Dutch
  • English
  • French
  • Dzongkha
  • Spanish
  • Bosnian
  • English
  • Portuguese
  • Malay
  • Bulgarian
  • French
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Portuguese
  • French
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
  • Standard Chinese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Croatian
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • French
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Portuguese
  • Spanish
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
  • Spanish
  • Tigrinya
  • Estonian
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Finnish
  • French
  • French
  • English
  • Georgian
  • German
  • English
  • Greek
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Portuguese
  • English
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Hungarian
  • Icelandic
  • English
  • Indonesian
  • Persian
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • French
  • English
  • Japanese
  • Arabic
  • Kazakh
  • English
  • English
  • Korean
  • Korean
  • Albanian
  • Arabic
  • Kyrgyz
  • Lao
  • Latvian
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Liberia
  • Arabic
  • German
  • Lithuanian
  • German
  • French
  • English
  • Malay
  • English
  • French
  • English
  • English
  • Arabic
  • English
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Romanian
  • French
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Arabic
  • Portuguese
  • Burmese
  • English
  • English
  • Nepali
  • Dutch
  • English
  • Spanish
  • French
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Macedonian
  • Turkish
  • Norwegian
  • Arabic
  • English
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Spanish
  • English
  • Polish
  • Portuguese
  • Arabic
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Italian
  • Portuguese
  • Arabic
  • French
  • Serbian
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Slovak
  • Slovene
  • English
  • Arabic
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Spanish
  • English
  • English
  • Dutch
  • Swedish
  • German
  • Arabic
  • Mandarin Chinese
  • Tajik
  • English
  • Thai
  • Togo
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Turkish
  • Russian
  • English
  • English
  • Ukrainian
  • English
  • English
  • English
  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • English
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Vietnamese
  • Arabic
  • English
  • English
  • Pashto
  • French
  • Croatian, Serbian
  • French
  • French
  • French
  • Turkish, Greek
  • English
  • French
  • Oromo, Amharic
  • Hindi
  • Kurdish
  • Russian
  • Swahili
  • Serbian
  • Russian
  • Russian
  • Sotho
  • French
  • Malagasy
  • Chichewa
  • Dhivehi
  • Maltese
  • French
  • Berber
  • English
  • Nauruan
  • English
  • Maori
  • Niuean
  • Norfuk
  • Albanian
  • Urdu
  • Palauan
  • Guarani
  • Quechua, Aymara
  • Tagalog
  • Kinyarwanda, French
  • Samoan
  • French
  • Malay, Standard Chinese
  • Somali
  • Somali, Arabic
  • Sinhala, Tamil
  • Arabic
  • French, Italian
  • Kurdish
  • Russian
  • Swahili
  • Tokelauan
  • Tongan
  • French
  • Kurdish
  • Turkmen
  • Tuvaluan
  • Swahili
  • Russian
  • Arabic
  • Spanish
  • Uzbek
  • French

Whether you’re looking to gather insights from a particular region or across multiple continents Syno can support you globally.