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

14 years, with Mauritius ahead.

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

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 Mauritius: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Argentina

240 years

in 2022

Mauritius

254 years

in 2022

Argentina rank

40th

Mauritius rank

38th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Argentina
Mauritius

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 254 years against 240 years in Argentina, a difference of 14 years.

That makes Mauritius's figure about 1.1 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Mauritius ahead.

Argentina ranks 40th and Mauritius ranks 38th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 37 and Mauritius in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Mauritius	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	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1580s	5.5 years	0 years	5.5 years	Argentina
1590s	15.5 years	0 years	15.5 years	Argentina
1600s	25.5 years	0 years	25.5 years	Argentina
1610s	35.5 years	0 years	35.5 years	Argentina
1620s	45.5 years	0 years	45.5 years	Argentina
1630s	55.5 years	0 years	55.5 years	Argentina
1640s	65.5 years	0 years	65.5 years	Argentina
1650s	75.5 years	0 years	75.5 years	Argentina
1660s	85.5 years	0 years	85.5 years	Argentina
1670s	95.5 years	0 years	95.5 years	Argentina
1680s	105.5 years	0 years	105.5 years	Argentina
1690s	115.5 years	0 years	115.5 years	Argentina
1700s	125.5 years	0 years	125.5 years	Argentina
1710s	135.5 years	1.5 years	134 years	Argentina
1720s	145.5 years	10.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1730s	155.5 years	20.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1740s	165.5 years	30.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1750s	175.5 years	40.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1760s	185.5 years	50.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1770s	195.5 years	60.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1780s	205.5 years	70.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1790s	215.5 years	80.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1800s	225.5 years	90.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1810s	235.5 years	100.5 years	135 years	Argentina
1820s	240 years	110.5 years	129.5 years	Argentina
1830s	240 years	120.5 years	119.5 years	Argentina
1840s	240 years	130.5 years	109.5 years	Argentina
1850s	240 years	140.5 years	99.5 years	Argentina
1860s	240 years	150.5 years	89.5 years	Argentina
1870s	240 years	160.5 years	79.5 years	Argentina
1880s	240 years	170.5 years	69.5 years	Argentina
1890s	240 years	180.5 years	59.5 years	Argentina
1900s	240 years	190.5 years	49.5 years	Argentina
1910s	240 years	200.5 years	39.5 years	Argentina
1920s	240 years	210.5 years	29.5 years	Argentina
1930s	240 years	220.5 years	19.5 years	Argentina
1940s	240 years	230.5 years	9.5 years	Argentina
1950s	240 years	240.5 years	0.5 years	Mauritius
1960s	240 years	250.4 years	10.4 years	Mauritius
1970s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius
1980s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius
1990s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius
2000s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius
2010s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius
2020s	240 years	254 years	14 years	Mauritius

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 Mauritius?: Mauritius, at 254 years against 240 years in Argentina as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Argentina and Mauritius?: 14 years, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mauritius?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Mauritius rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Argentina ranks 40th and Mauritius ranks 38th 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.