Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Angola or Cuba?

Angola, at 400 years against 389 years in Cuba as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cuba?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

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.

Angola vs Cuba: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola

400 years

in 2022

Cuba

389 years

in 2022

Angola rank

6th

Cuba rank

7th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Angola
Cuba

How they compare

Angola currently reports 400 years against 389 years in Cuba, a difference of 11 years.

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

Angola ranks 6th and Cuba ranks 7th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 7 and Cuba in 45.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Cuba	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	4.5 years	4.5 years	Cuba
1520s	0 years	14.5 years	14.5 years	Cuba
1530s	0 years	24.5 years	24.5 years	Cuba
1540s	0 years	34.5 years	34.5 years	Cuba
1550s	0 years	44.5 years	44.5 years	Cuba
1560s	0 years	54.5 years	54.5 years	Cuba
1570s	1 years	64.5 years	63.5 years	Cuba
1580s	9.5 years	74.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1590s	19.5 years	84.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1600s	29.5 years	94.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1610s	39.5 years	104.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1620s	49.5 years	114.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1630s	59.5 years	124.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1640s	69.5 years	134.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1650s	79.5 years	144.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1660s	89.5 years	154.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1670s	99.5 years	164.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1680s	109.5 years	174.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1690s	119.5 years	184.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1700s	129.5 years	194.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1710s	139.5 years	204.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1720s	149.5 years	214.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1730s	159.5 years	224.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1740s	169.5 years	234.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1750s	179.5 years	244.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1760s	189.5 years	254.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1770s	199.5 years	264.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1780s	209.5 years	274.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1790s	219.5 years	284.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1800s	229.5 years	294.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1810s	239.5 years	304.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1820s	249.5 years	314.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1830s	259.5 years	324.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1840s	269.5 years	334.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1850s	279.5 years	344.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1860s	289.5 years	354.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1870s	299.5 years	364.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1880s	309.5 years	374.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1890s	319.5 years	384.5 years	65 years	Cuba
1900s	329.5 years	389 years	59.5 years	Cuba
1910s	339.5 years	389 years	49.5 years	Cuba
1920s	349.5 years	389 years	39.5 years	Cuba
1930s	359.5 years	389 years	29.5 years	Cuba
1940s	369.5 years	389 years	19.5 years	Cuba
1950s	379.5 years	389 years	9.5 years	Cuba
1960s	389.5 years	389 years	0.5 years	Angola
1970s	398.5 years	389 years	9.5 years	Angola
1980s	400 years	389 years	11 years	Angola
1990s	400 years	389 years	11 years	Angola
2000s	400 years	389 years	11 years	Angola
2010s	400 years	389 years	11 years	Angola
2020s	400 years	389 years	11 years	Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Angola or Cuba?: Angola, at 400 years against 389 years in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Angola and Cuba?: 11 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cuba?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Cuba rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Angola ranks 6th and Cuba ranks 7th 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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.