Geography, isolation , migration and history have played major roles in linguistic diversity.
Here is the list of countries with most and least languages ----
Countries with most languages and number of languages spoken
Country No of living languages Continent
Papua New Guinea 843 Oceania
Indonesia 709 Asia
Nigeria 530 Africa
India 454 Asia
China 309 Asia
Mexico 296 Americas
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Countries with least languages
North Korea 2 Asia
Cuba 3 Americas
Haiti 4 Americas
Jamaica 4 Americas
New Zealand 4 Oceania
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