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

Ghana, at 426 years against 400 years in Angola as of 2022.

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

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 Ghana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola

400 years

in 2022

Ghana

426 years

in 2022

Angola rank

6th

Ghana rank

5th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Angola
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 426 years against 400 years in Angola, a difference of 26 years.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Ghana has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 5th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1470s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1480s	0 years	3.6 years	3.6 years	Ghana
1490s	0 years	13.5 years	13.5 years	Ghana
1500s	0 years	23.5 years	23.5 years	Ghana
1510s	0 years	33.5 years	33.5 years	Ghana
1520s	0 years	43.5 years	43.5 years	Ghana
1530s	0 years	53.5 years	53.5 years	Ghana
1540s	0 years	63.5 years	63.5 years	Ghana
1550s	0 years	73.5 years	73.5 years	Ghana
1560s	0 years	83.5 years	83.5 years	Ghana
1570s	1 years	93.5 years	92.5 years	Ghana
1580s	9.5 years	103.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1590s	19.5 years	113.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1600s	29.5 years	123.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1610s	39.5 years	133.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1620s	49.5 years	143.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1630s	59.5 years	153.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1640s	69.5 years	163.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1650s	79.5 years	173.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1660s	89.5 years	183.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1670s	99.5 years	193.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1680s	109.5 years	203.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1690s	119.5 years	213.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1700s	129.5 years	223.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1710s	139.5 years	233.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1720s	149.5 years	243.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1730s	159.5 years	253.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1740s	169.5 years	263.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1750s	179.5 years	273.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1760s	189.5 years	283.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1770s	199.5 years	293.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1780s	209.5 years	303.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1790s	219.5 years	313.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1800s	229.5 years	323.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1810s	239.5 years	333.5 years	94 years	Ghana
1820s	249.5 years	341.4 years	91.9 years	Ghana
1830s	259.5 years	342 years	82.5 years	Ghana
1840s	269.5 years	342 years	72.5 years	Ghana
1850s	279.5 years	342 years	62.5 years	Ghana
1860s	289.5 years	342 years	52.5 years	Ghana
1870s	299.5 years	344.1 years	44.6 years	Ghana
1880s	309.5 years	353.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1890s	319.5 years	363.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1900s	329.5 years	373.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1910s	339.5 years	383.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1920s	349.5 years	393.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1930s	359.5 years	403.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1940s	369.5 years	413.5 years	44 years	Ghana
1950s	379.5 years	423.2 years	43.7 years	Ghana
1960s	389.5 years	426 years	36.5 years	Ghana
1970s	398.5 years	426 years	27.5 years	Ghana
1980s	400 years	426 years	26 years	Ghana
1990s	400 years	426 years	26 years	Ghana
2000s	400 years	426 years	26 years	Ghana
2010s	400 years	426 years	26 years	Ghana
2020s	400 years	426 years	26 years	Ghana

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 Ghana?: Ghana, at 426 years against 400 years in Angola as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Angola and Ghana?: 26 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Ghana?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Ghana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Angola ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 5th 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.