What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Argentina and Malaysia?

33 years, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?

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.

Argentina vs Malaysia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Argentina

240 years

in 2022

Malaysia

207 years

in 2022

Argentina rank

40th

Malaysia rank

43rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Argentina
Malaysia

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 240 years against 207 years in Malaysia, a difference of 33 years.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

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

Argentina ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 32 and Malaysia in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Malaysia	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	4.5 years	4.5 years	Malaysia
1520s	0 years	14.5 years	14.5 years	Malaysia
1530s	0 years	24.5 years	24.5 years	Malaysia
1540s	0 years	34.5 years	34.5 years	Malaysia
1550s	0 years	44.5 years	44.5 years	Malaysia
1560s	0 years	54.5 years	54.5 years	Malaysia
1570s	0 years	64.5 years	64.5 years	Malaysia
1580s	5.5 years	74.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1590s	15.5 years	84.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1600s	25.5 years	94.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1610s	35.5 years	104.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1620s	45.5 years	114.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1630s	55.5 years	124.5 years	69 years	Malaysia
1640s	65.5 years	130.9 years	65.4 years	Malaysia
1650s	75.5 years	131 years	55.5 years	Malaysia
1660s	85.5 years	131 years	45.5 years	Malaysia
1670s	95.5 years	131 years	35.5 years	Malaysia
1680s	105.5 years	131 years	25.5 years	Malaysia
1690s	115.5 years	131 years	15.5 years	Malaysia
1700s	125.5 years	131 years	5.5 years	Malaysia
1710s	135.5 years	131 years	4.5 years	Argentina
1720s	145.5 years	131 years	14.5 years	Argentina
1730s	155.5 years	131 years	24.5 years	Argentina
1740s	165.5 years	131 years	34.5 years	Argentina
1750s	175.5 years	131 years	44.5 years	Argentina
1760s	185.5 years	131 years	54.5 years	Argentina
1770s	195.5 years	131 years	64.5 years	Argentina
1780s	205.5 years	131 years	74.5 years	Argentina
1790s	215.5 years	131 years	84.5 years	Argentina
1800s	225.5 years	131 years	94.5 years	Argentina
1810s	235.5 years	131 years	104.5 years	Argentina
1820s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1830s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1840s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1850s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1860s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1870s	240 years	131 years	109 years	Argentina
1880s	240 years	131.3 years	108.7 years	Argentina
1890s	240 years	138.5 years	101.5 years	Argentina
1900s	240 years	148.5 years	91.5 years	Argentina
1910s	240 years	158.5 years	81.5 years	Argentina
1920s	240 years	168.5 years	71.5 years	Argentina
1930s	240 years	178.5 years	61.5 years	Argentina
1940s	240 years	188.5 years	51.5 years	Argentina
1950s	240 years	198.5 years	41.5 years	Argentina
1960s	240 years	206.4 years	33.6 years	Argentina
1970s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina
1980s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina
1990s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina
2000s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina
2010s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina
2020s	240 years	207 years	33 years	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Argentina or Malaysia?: Argentina, at 240 years against 207 years in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Argentina and Malaysia?: 33 years, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Argentina ranks 40th and Malaysia ranks 43rd 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.