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

Angola, at 400 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.

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

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 Guyana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola

400 years

in 2022

Guyana

387 years

in 2022

Angola rank

6th

Guyana rank

8th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Angola
Guyana

How they compare

Angola currently reports 400 years against 387 years in Guyana, a difference of 13 years.

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

Angola ranks 6th and Guyana ranks 8th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Angola	Guyana	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	1 years	0 years	1 years	Angola
1580s	9.5 years	5.5 years	4 years	Angola
1590s	19.5 years	15.5 years	4 years	Angola
1600s	29.5 years	25.5 years	4 years	Angola
1610s	39.5 years	35.5 years	4 years	Angola
1620s	49.5 years	45.5 years	4 years	Angola
1630s	59.5 years	55.5 years	4 years	Angola
1640s	69.5 years	65.5 years	4 years	Angola
1650s	79.5 years	75.5 years	4 years	Angola
1660s	89.5 years	85.5 years	4 years	Angola
1670s	99.5 years	95.5 years	4 years	Angola
1680s	109.5 years	105.5 years	4 years	Angola
1690s	119.5 years	115.5 years	4 years	Angola
1700s	129.5 years	125.5 years	4 years	Angola
1710s	139.5 years	135.5 years	4 years	Angola
1720s	149.5 years	145.5 years	4 years	Angola
1730s	159.5 years	155.5 years	4 years	Angola
1740s	169.5 years	165.5 years	4 years	Angola
1750s	179.5 years	175.5 years	4 years	Angola
1760s	189.5 years	185.5 years	4 years	Angola
1770s	199.5 years	195.5 years	4 years	Angola
1780s	209.5 years	205.5 years	4 years	Angola
1790s	219.5 years	215.5 years	4 years	Angola
1800s	229.5 years	225.5 years	4 years	Angola
1810s	239.5 years	235.5 years	4 years	Angola
1820s	249.5 years	245.5 years	4 years	Angola
1830s	259.5 years	255.5 years	4 years	Angola
1840s	269.5 years	265.5 years	4 years	Angola
1850s	279.5 years	275.5 years	4 years	Angola
1860s	289.5 years	285.5 years	4 years	Angola
1870s	299.5 years	295.5 years	4 years	Angola
1880s	309.5 years	305.5 years	4 years	Angola
1890s	319.5 years	315.5 years	4 years	Angola
1900s	329.5 years	325.5 years	4 years	Angola
1910s	339.5 years	335.5 years	4 years	Angola
1920s	349.5 years	345.5 years	4 years	Angola
1930s	359.5 years	355.5 years	4 years	Angola
1940s	369.5 years	365.5 years	4 years	Angola
1950s	379.5 years	375.5 years	4 years	Angola
1960s	389.5 years	384.9 years	4.6 years	Angola
1970s	398.5 years	387 years	11.5 years	Angola
1980s	400 years	387 years	13 years	Angola
1990s	400 years	387 years	13 years	Angola
2000s	400 years	387 years	13 years	Angola
2010s	400 years	387 years	13 years	Angola
2020s	400 years	387 years	13 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 Guyana?: Angola, at 400 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Angola and Guyana?: 13 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Guyana?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Guyana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Angola ranks 6th and Guyana ranks 8th 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.