- places
- 546
- countries
- 91
- sign languages
- 82
The world in numbers
- Most places70placesUnited States
- Most deaf-owned36deaf-owned placesItaly
- Most deaf schools45deaf schoolsUnited States
- Highest share deaf-owned94%of places are deaf-ownedSpain
- Most sign languages4sign languagesUnited KingdomInternational Sign, British Sign Language, American Sign Language, Irish Sign Language
- Furthest north69.7° NDøves menighet TromsøTromsø, Norway
- Furthest south42.9° SExpression Australia HobartHobart, Australia
Top 10 countries
Continents
- Europe249 · 35 countries
- Asia139 · 24 countries
- North America99 · 14 countries
- South America23 · 8 countries
- Oceania22 · 2 countries
- Africa14 · 8 countries
Who runs them?
- Deaf-owned61%
- Deaf staff21%
- Sign-friendly18%
All countries
- Argentina3
- Australia19
- Austria5
- Bahrain1
- Bangladesh1
- Belgium5
- Bosnia & Herzegovina1
- Brazil12
- Bulgaria1
- Cambodia1
- Canada10
- Chile1
- China2
- Colombia2
- Costa Rica1
- Croatia2
- Cuba1
- Cyprus1
- Czechia5
- Denmark26
- Ecuador1
- El Salvador1
- Estonia1
- Ethiopia1
- Faroe Islands1
- Finland4
- France14
- Germany23
- Ghana1
- Greece2
- Greenland1
- Guatemala1
- Honduras1
- Hong Kong2
- Hungary1
- Iceland3
- India35
- Indonesia4
- Ireland3
- Israel2
- Italy41
- Jamaica4
- Japan39
- Jordan2
- Kenya2
- Kosovo1
- Kuwait1
- Latvia1
- Lebanon1
- Lithuania1
- Luxembourg1
- Malaysia4
- Mexico4
- Morocco1
- Nepal2
- Netherlands3
- New Zealand3
- Nicaragua2
- Norway10
- Pakistan2
- Panama1
- Paraguay1
- Philippines5
- Poland7
- Portugal19
- Puerto Rico1
- Romania1
- Russia6
- Rwanda1
- Saudi Arabia1
- Serbia1
- Singapore1
- Slovenia1
- South Africa3
- South Korea1
- Spain32
- Sri Lanka1
- Sweden10
- Switzerland4
- Taiwan1
- Tanzania2
- Thailand6
- Trinidad & Tobago1
- Türkiye16
- Uganda3
- Ukraine1
- United Kingdom11
- United States70
- Uruguay2
- Venezuela1
- Vietnam8
41 countries have just one place so far
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