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Algeria vs Brunei: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Algeria
115 years
in 2022
Brunei
97 years
in 2022
Algeria rank
52nd
Brunei rank
54th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Algeria
  • Brunei
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 115 years against 97 years in Brunei, a difference of 18 years.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Brunei's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Brunei ahead.

Algeria ranks 52nd and Brunei ranks 54th of 159 countries.

Algeria has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Brunei Difference Ahead
1460s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1470s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1480s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1490s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1500s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1510s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1520s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0.3 years 0 years 0.3 years Algeria
1850s 7.5 years 0 years 7.5 years Algeria
1860s 17.5 years 0 years 17.5 years Algeria
1870s 27.5 years 0 years 27.5 years Algeria
1880s 37.5 years 0.3 years 37.2 years Algeria
1890s 47.5 years 7.5 years 40 years Algeria
1900s 57.5 years 17.5 years 40 years Algeria
1910s 67.5 years 27.5 years 40 years Algeria
1920s 77.5 years 37.5 years 40 years Algeria
1930s 87.5 years 47.5 years 40 years Algeria
1940s 97.5 years 57.5 years 40 years Algeria
1950s 107.5 years 67.5 years 40 years Algeria
1960s 114.7 years 77.5 years 37.2 years Algeria
1970s 115 years 87.5 years 27.5 years Algeria
1980s 115 years 96 years 19 years Algeria
1990s 115 years 97 years 18 years Algeria
2000s 115 years 97 years 18 years Algeria
2010s 115 years 97 years 18 years Algeria
2020s 115 years 97 years 18 years Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Algeria or Brunei?
Algeria, at 115 years against 97 years in Brunei as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Algeria and Brunei?
18 years, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Brunei?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Brunei rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Algeria ranks 52nd and Brunei ranks 54th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Years a country was a European overseas colony
Unit
years
Source
Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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Number of years the country has been colonized from overseas by the European colonial power(s) in a specific year, between Belgium, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Italy, or a combination of them.