People tend to speak at about 39 bits of information per second, regardless of the language they're speaking. Ben Shapiro and Steven Bonnell(Destiny) give the impression of speaking twice the normal English rate.
Spanish tends to use about a third more words than English to express the same thing. Japanese is also less information-dense than English. Vietnamese and spoken Chinese are more information-dense.
How Words Entered the English Language
People tend to speak at about 39 bits of information per second, regardless of the language they're speaking. Ben Shapiro and Steven Bonnell(Destiny) give the impression of speaking twice the normal English rate.
English vs Spanish: Language Comparison
English vs German: Comparison
Spanish tends to use about a third more words than English to express the same thing. Japanese is also less information-dense than English. Vietnamese and spoken Chinese are more information-dense.