Antigua and Barbuda vs Dominican Republic: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Antigua and Barbuda
350 years
in 2022
Dominican Republic
371 years
in 2022
Antigua and Barbuda rank
12th
Dominican Republic rank
9th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Dominican Republic
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 371 years against 350 years in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 21 years.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Antigua and Barbuda's.

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

Antigua and Barbuda ranks 12th and Dominican Republic ranks 9th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Antigua and Barbuda 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 0 years 80.5 years 80.5 years Dominican Republic
1580s 0 years 90.5 years 90.5 years Dominican Republic
1590s 0 years 100.5 years 100.5 years Dominican Republic
1600s 0 years 110.5 years 110.5 years Dominican Republic
1610s 0 years 120.5 years 120.5 years Dominican Republic
1620s 0 years 130.5 years 130.5 years Dominican Republic
1630s 3.6 years 140.5 years 136.9 years Dominican Republic
1640s 13.5 years 150.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1650s 23.5 years 160.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1660s 33.5 years 170.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1670s 43.5 years 180.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1680s 53.5 years 190.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1690s 63.5 years 200.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1700s 73.5 years 210.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1710s 83.5 years 220.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1720s 93.5 years 230.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1730s 103.5 years 240.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1740s 113.5 years 250.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1750s 123.5 years 260.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1760s 133.5 years 270.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1770s 143.5 years 280.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1780s 153.5 years 290.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1790s 163.5 years 300.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1800s 173.5 years 310.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1810s 183.5 years 320.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1820s 193.5 years 330.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1830s 203.5 years 340.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1840s 213.5 years 350.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1850s 223.5 years 360.5 years 137 years Dominican Republic
1860s 233.5 years 369.5 years 136 years Dominican Republic
1870s 243.5 years 371 years 127.5 years Dominican Republic
1880s 253.5 years 371 years 117.5 years Dominican Republic
1890s 263.5 years 371 years 107.5 years Dominican Republic
1900s 273.5 years 371 years 97.5 years Dominican Republic
1910s 283.5 years 371 years 87.5 years Dominican Republic
1920s 293.5 years 371 years 77.5 years Dominican Republic
1930s 303.5 years 371 years 67.5 years Dominican Republic
1940s 313.5 years 371 years 57.5 years Dominican Republic
1950s 323.5 years 371 years 47.5 years Dominican Republic
1960s 333.5 years 371 years 37.5 years Dominican Republic
1970s 343.5 years 371 years 27.5 years Dominican Republic
1980s 349.9 years 371 years 21.1 years Dominican Republic
1990s 350 years 371 years 21 years Dominican Republic
2000s 350 years 371 years 21 years Dominican Republic
2010s 350 years 371 years 21 years Dominican Republic
2020s 350 years 371 years 21 years Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Antigua and Barbuda or Dominican Republic?
Dominican Republic, at 371 years against 350 years in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Antigua and Barbuda and Dominican Republic?
21 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Dominican Republic?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Antigua and Barbuda and Dominican Republic rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 12th 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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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.