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Angola vs Sao Tome and Principe: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola
400 years
in 2022
Sao Tome and Principe
454 years
in 2022
Angola rank
6th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
3rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Angola
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 454 years against 400 years in Angola, a difference of 54 years.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Angola's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Angola ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sao Tome and Principe 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 3.6 years 3.6 years Sao Tome and Principe
1530s 0 years 13.5 years 13.5 years Sao Tome and Principe
1540s 0 years 23.5 years 23.5 years Sao Tome and Principe
1550s 0 years 33.5 years 33.5 years Sao Tome and Principe
1560s 0 years 43.5 years 43.5 years Sao Tome and Principe
1570s 1 years 53.5 years 52.5 years Sao Tome and Principe
1580s 9.5 years 63.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1590s 19.5 years 73.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1600s 29.5 years 83.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1610s 39.5 years 93.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1620s 49.5 years 103.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1630s 59.5 years 113.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1640s 69.5 years 123.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1650s 79.5 years 133.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1660s 89.5 years 143.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1670s 99.5 years 153.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1680s 109.5 years 163.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1690s 119.5 years 173.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1700s 129.5 years 183.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1710s 139.5 years 193.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1720s 149.5 years 203.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1730s 159.5 years 213.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1740s 169.5 years 223.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1750s 179.5 years 233.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1760s 189.5 years 243.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1770s 199.5 years 253.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1780s 209.5 years 263.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1790s 219.5 years 273.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1800s 229.5 years 283.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1810s 239.5 years 293.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1820s 249.5 years 303.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1830s 259.5 years 313.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1840s 269.5 years 323.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1850s 279.5 years 333.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1860s 289.5 years 343.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1870s 299.5 years 353.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1880s 309.5 years 363.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1890s 319.5 years 373.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1900s 329.5 years 383.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1910s 339.5 years 393.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1920s 349.5 years 403.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1930s 359.5 years 413.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1940s 369.5 years 423.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1950s 379.5 years 433.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1960s 389.5 years 443.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1970s 398.5 years 452.5 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1980s 400 years 454 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
1990s 400 years 454 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
2000s 400 years 454 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
2010s 400 years 454 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe
2020s 400 years 454 years 54 years Sao Tome and Principe

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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 454 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
54 years, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sao Tome and Principe?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Angola ranks 6th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd 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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About this data

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.