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Angola vs Dominican Republic: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola
400 years
in 2022
Dominican Republic
371 years
in 2022
Angola rank
6th
Dominican Republic rank
9th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Angola
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 400 years against 371 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 29 years.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Angola ranks 6th and Dominican Republic ranks 9th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 8 and Dominican Republic in 46.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Dominican Republic 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 1.5 years 1.5 years Dominican Republic
1500s 0 years 10.5 years 10.5 years Dominican Republic
1510s 0 years 20.5 years 20.5 years Dominican Republic
1520s 0 years 30.5 years 30.5 years Dominican Republic
1530s 0 years 40.5 years 40.5 years Dominican Republic
1540s 0 years 50.5 years 50.5 years Dominican Republic
1550s 0 years 60.5 years 60.5 years Dominican Republic
1560s 0 years 70.5 years 70.5 years Dominican Republic
1570s 1 years 80.5 years 79.5 years Dominican Republic
1580s 9.5 years 90.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1590s 19.5 years 100.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1600s 29.5 years 110.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1610s 39.5 years 120.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1620s 49.5 years 130.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1630s 59.5 years 140.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1640s 69.5 years 150.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1650s 79.5 years 160.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1660s 89.5 years 170.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1670s 99.5 years 180.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1680s 109.5 years 190.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1690s 119.5 years 200.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1700s 129.5 years 210.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1710s 139.5 years 220.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1720s 149.5 years 230.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1730s 159.5 years 240.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1740s 169.5 years 250.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1750s 179.5 years 260.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1760s 189.5 years 270.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1770s 199.5 years 280.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1780s 209.5 years 290.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1790s 219.5 years 300.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1800s 229.5 years 310.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1810s 239.5 years 320.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1820s 249.5 years 330.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1830s 259.5 years 340.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1840s 269.5 years 350.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1850s 279.5 years 360.5 years 81 years Dominican Republic
1860s 289.5 years 369.5 years 80 years Dominican Republic
1870s 299.5 years 371 years 71.5 years Dominican Republic
1880s 309.5 years 371 years 61.5 years Dominican Republic
1890s 319.5 years 371 years 51.5 years Dominican Republic
1900s 329.5 years 371 years 41.5 years Dominican Republic
1910s 339.5 years 371 years 31.5 years Dominican Republic
1920s 349.5 years 371 years 21.5 years Dominican Republic
1930s 359.5 years 371 years 11.5 years Dominican Republic
1940s 369.5 years 371 years 1.5 years Dominican Republic
1950s 379.5 years 371 years 8.5 years Angola
1960s 389.5 years 371 years 18.5 years Angola
1970s 398.5 years 371 years 27.5 years Angola
1980s 400 years 371 years 29 years Angola
1990s 400 years 371 years 29 years Angola
2000s 400 years 371 years 29 years Angola
2010s 400 years 371 years 29 years Angola
2020s 400 years 371 years 29 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 Dominican Republic?
Angola, at 400 years against 371 years in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Angola and Dominican Republic?
29 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Dominican Republic?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Dominican Republic rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Angola ranks 6th and Dominican Republic ranks 9th 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

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.