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Angola vs Trinidad and Tobago: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Angola
400 years
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
371 years
in 2022
Angola rank
6th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Angola
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 400 years against 371 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 29 years.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Trinidad and Tobago's.

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

Angola ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Trinidad and Tobago 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 0 years 9.5 years Angola
1590s 19.5 years 3.6 years 15.9 years Angola
1600s 29.5 years 13.5 years 16 years Angola
1610s 39.5 years 23.5 years 16 years Angola
1620s 49.5 years 33.5 years 16 years Angola
1630s 59.5 years 43.5 years 16 years Angola
1640s 69.5 years 53.5 years 16 years Angola
1650s 79.5 years 63.5 years 16 years Angola
1660s 89.5 years 73.5 years 16 years Angola
1670s 99.5 years 83.5 years 16 years Angola
1680s 109.5 years 93.5 years 16 years Angola
1690s 119.5 years 103.5 years 16 years Angola
1700s 129.5 years 113.5 years 16 years Angola
1710s 139.5 years 123.5 years 16 years Angola
1720s 149.5 years 133.5 years 16 years Angola
1730s 159.5 years 143.5 years 16 years Angola
1740s 169.5 years 153.5 years 16 years Angola
1750s 179.5 years 163.5 years 16 years Angola
1760s 189.5 years 173.5 years 16 years Angola
1770s 199.5 years 183.5 years 16 years Angola
1780s 209.5 years 193.5 years 16 years Angola
1790s 219.5 years 203.5 years 16 years Angola
1800s 229.5 years 213.5 years 16 years Angola
1810s 239.5 years 223.5 years 16 years Angola
1820s 249.5 years 233.5 years 16 years Angola
1830s 259.5 years 243.5 years 16 years Angola
1840s 269.5 years 253.5 years 16 years Angola
1850s 279.5 years 263.5 years 16 years Angola
1860s 289.5 years 273.5 years 16 years Angola
1870s 299.5 years 283.5 years 16 years Angola
1880s 309.5 years 293.5 years 16 years Angola
1890s 319.5 years 303.5 years 16 years Angola
1900s 329.5 years 313.5 years 16 years Angola
1910s 339.5 years 323.5 years 16 years Angola
1920s 349.5 years 333.5 years 16 years Angola
1930s 359.5 years 343.5 years 16 years Angola
1940s 369.5 years 353.5 years 16 years Angola
1950s 379.5 years 363.5 years 16 years Angola
1960s 389.5 years 370.7 years 18.8 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
Angola, at 400 years against 371 years in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Angola and Trinidad and Tobago?
29 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Trinidad and Tobago?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Angola and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Angola ranks 6th and Trinidad and Tobago 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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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.