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

- updated 18 October 2025 -

       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: 88 (through review 5400).

Language of origin of books reviewed
Rank Language 1-1000 1-2000 1-3000 1-4000 1-5000 1-5100 1-5200 1-5300 1-5400 per cent

1 English 681 1066 1313.5 1470 1714 1747 1776 1803 1829 33.87

2 French 74 212 388 603 766 776 787 804 819 15.17

3 Spanish 41 110 205 297 365 372 377 386 391 7.24

4 Japanese 10 65 115.5 203.5 284.5 295 308 321 335 6.20

5 German 50 102 161 213 287.5 300.5 310.5 314.5 320.5 5.94

6 Italian 16 47 70 115 146.5 148.5 149.5 153.5 155.5 2.88

7 Dutch/Flemish 35 68 91 112 132 134 134 135 136 2.52

8 Arabic 0 34 80 107 126 127 129 131 131 2.43

9 Russian 3 19 34 69.5 95.5 98.5 102.5 103.5 103.5 1.92

10 Chinese 9 23 37 59 81 83 85 88 92 1.70

11 Norwegian 0 23 44 55 80 80 87 89 90 1.67

12 Swedish 12 21 48 65 77 80 81 81 82 1.52

13 Portuguese 3 19 35 51 62 63 63 65 66 1.22

14 Korean 2 9.5 16.5 38.5 56.5 57.5 58.5 58.5 63.5 1.18

15 Serbo-Croat.¹ 5 19 31 42 56 56 56 58 58 1.07

16 Polish 11 19.5 27.5 37.5 43.5 44.5 44.5 47.5 47.5 0.88

17 Persian² 15 19 31 38 44 45 46 46 47 0.87

18 Hungarian 6 22 36 42 45 45 46 46 46 0.85

19 Czech 10 13 23 34 41 41 42 43 44 0.81

20 Hebrew 0 10 22 33 38 38 40 40 41 0.76

21 Danish 1 6 10 19 33 33 34 36 38 0.70

22 Romanian 4 9 17 22 31 32 33 33 33 0.61

23 Finnish 0 10 14 19 28 28 28 28 28 0.52

24 Turkish 0 4 14 22 25 26 26 26 26 0.48

25 Icelandic 0 3 10 17 22 22 22 22 22 0.41

-- Sanskrit 3 6 10 13 20 20 22 22 22 0.41

27 Latin 0 0 3 4 17 17 18 19 20 0.37

28 Greek (class.) 1 3 3 4 14 15 18 19 19 0.35

-- Bengali 0 0 4 9 16 16 16 18 19 0.35

-- Ukrainian 0 6 8 10 15 16 17 18 19 0.35

31 Greek (mod.) 0 5 10 15 17 17 17 17 17 0.31

32 Bulgarian 0 2 8 11 14 15 15 15 16 0.30

-- Catalan 0 2 8 13 15 16 16 16 16 0.30

34 Afrikaans 0 1 11 14 15 15 15 15 15 0.28

-- Georgian 0 0 1 8 12 13 13 14 15 0.28

36 Hindi 0 1 2 7 13 13 13 13 13 0.24

-- Indonesian 0 1 4 12 13 13 13 13 13 0.24

38 Urdu 2 2 6 9 12 12 12 12 12 0.22

39 Albanian 1 4 5 7 10 10 10 10 10 0.19

40 Estonian 0 1 4 8 9 9 9 9 9 0.17

-- Slovenian 2 3 6 7 9 9 9 9 9 0.17

42 Kannada 0 0 0 5 6 6 6 6 7 0.13

43 Malayalam 1 1 3 5 6 6 6 6 6 0.11

-- Slovakian 0 0 4 4 6 6 6 6 6 0.11

45 Galician 0 0 0 4 5 5 5 5 5 0.09

-- Vietnamese 0 0 2 3 5 5 5 5 5 0.09

-- (diverse) 0 1 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 0.09

48 Macedonian 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 0.07

-- Telugu 0 0 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 0.07

-- Thai 0 0 0 2 3 3 3 4 4 0.07

51 Acholi 0 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Armenian 0 0 0 1 3 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Gikuyu 0 1 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Tamil 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Tibetan 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 0.06

-- Yiddish 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 3 0.06

57 Burmese 0 0 2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.05

58 Amharic 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0.04

-- Basque 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Belarusian 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Greenlandic 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Irish 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Kyrgyz 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Latvian 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Lithuanian 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Malay 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Nepali 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Syriac 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 2 0.04

-- Yoruba 0 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

-- Zulu 0 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 0.04

72 Assamese 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

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

-- Faroese 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Gujarati 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Khmer 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Maltese 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Marathi 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Occitan 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Pali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02

-- Sesotho 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.02

-- Tigrinya 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Turkmen 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Uyghur 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Uzbek 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

-- Welsh 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.02

88 Esperanto 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.01

-- Romansh 0 0 0 0.5 0.5 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	1-5300	1-5400	per cent
1	English	681	1066	1313.5	1470	1714	1747	1776	1803	1829	33.87
2	French	74	212	388	603	766	776	787	804	819	15.17
3	Spanish	41	110	205	297	365	372	377	386	391	7.24
4	Japanese	10	65	115.5	203.5	284.5	295	308	321	335	6.20
5	German	50	102	161	213	287.5	300.5	310.5	314.5	320.5	5.94
6	Italian	16	47	70	115	146.5	148.5	149.5	153.5	155.5	2.88
7	Dutch/Flemish	35	68	91	112	132	134	134	135	136	2.52
8	Arabic	0	34	80	107	126	127	129	131	131	2.43
9	Russian	3	19	34	69.5	95.5	98.5	102.5	103.5	103.5	1.92
10	Chinese	9	23	37	59	81	83	85	88	92	1.70
11	Norwegian	0	23	44	55	80	80	87	89	90	1.67
12	Swedish	12	21	48	65	77	80	81	81	82	1.52
13	Portuguese	3	19	35	51	62	63	63	65	66	1.22
14	Korean	2	9.5	16.5	38.5	56.5	57.5	58.5	58.5	63.5	1.18
15	Serbo-Croat.¹	5	19	31	42	56	56	56	58	58	1.07
16	Polish	11	19.5	27.5	37.5	43.5	44.5	44.5	47.5	47.5	0.88
17	Persian²	15	19	31	38	44	45	46	46	47	0.87
18	Hungarian	6	22	36	42	45	45	46	46	46	0.85
19	Czech	10	13	23	34	41	41	42	43	44	0.81
20	Hebrew	0	10	22	33	38	38	40	40	41	0.76
21	Danish	1	6	10	19	33	33	34	36	38	0.70
22	Romanian	4	9	17	22	31	32	33	33	33	0.61
23	Finnish	0	10	14	19	28	28	28	28	28	0.52
24	Turkish	0	4	14	22	25	26	26	26	26	0.48
25	Icelandic	0	3	10	17	22	22	22	22	22	0.41
--	Sanskrit	3	6	10	13	20	20	22	22	22	0.41
27	Latin	0	0	3	4	17	17	18	19	20	0.37
28	Greek (class.)	1	3	3	4	14	15	18	19	19	0.35
--	Bengali	0	0	4	9	16	16	16	18	19	0.35
--	Ukrainian	0	6	8	10	15	16	17	18	19	0.35
31	Greek (mod.)	0	5	10	15	17	17	17	17	17	0.31
32	Bulgarian	0	2	8	11	14	15	15	15	16	0.30
--	Catalan	0	2	8	13	15	16	16	16	16	0.30
34	Afrikaans	0	1	11	14	15	15	15	15	15	0.28
--	Georgian	0	0	1	8	12	13	13	14	15	0.28
36	Hindi	0	1	2	7	13	13	13	13	13	0.24
--	Indonesian	0	1	4	12	13	13	13	13	13	0.24
38	Urdu	2	2	6	9	12	12	12	12	12	0.22
39	Albanian	1	4	5	7	10	10	10	10	10	0.19
40	Estonian	0	1	4	8	9	9	9	9	9	0.17
--	Slovenian	2	3	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	0.17
42	Kannada	0	0	0	5	6	6	6	6	7	0.13
43	Malayalam	1	1	3	5	6	6	6	6	6	0.11
--	Slovakian	0	0	4	4	6	6	6	6	6	0.11
45	Galician	0	0	0	4	5	5	5	5	5	0.09
--	Vietnamese	0	0	2	3	5	5	5	5	5	0.09
--	(diverse)	0	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	0.09
48	Macedonian	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	0.07
--	Telugu	0	0	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	0.07
--	Thai	0	0	0	2	3	3	3	4	4	0.07
51	Acholi	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Armenian	0	0	0	1	3	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Gikuyu	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Tamil	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Tibetan	0	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	0.06
--	Yiddish	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	3	0.06
57	Burmese	0	0	2	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.5	0.05
58	Amharic	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0.04
--	Basque	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Belarusian	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Greenlandic	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Irish	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Kyrgyz	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Latvian	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Lithuanian	0	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Malay	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Nepali	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Syriac	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0.04
--	Yoruba	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
--	Zulu	0	0	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0.04
72	Assamese	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Chaghatay T.	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Faroese	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Gujarati	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Khmer	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Maltese	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Marathi	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Occitan	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Pali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
--	Sesotho	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.02
--	Tigrinya	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Turkmen	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Uyghur	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Uzbek	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
--	Welsh	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0.02
88	Esperanto	0	0	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.01
--	Romansh	0	0	0	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.01

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