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

10 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Micronesia (country)?

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 Micronesia (country): Years a country was a European overseas colony

Argentina

240 years

in 2022

Micronesia (country)

250 years

in 2022

Argentina rank

40th

Micronesia (country) rank

39th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Argentina
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 250 years against 240 years in Argentina, a difference of 10 years.

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

Argentina ranks 40th and Micronesia (country) ranks 39th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 31 and Micronesia (country) in 14.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Micronesia (country)	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	5.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1660s	85.5 years	15.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1670s	95.5 years	25.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1680s	105.5 years	35.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1690s	115.5 years	45.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1700s	125.5 years	55.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1710s	135.5 years	65.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1720s	145.5 years	75.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1730s	155.5 years	85.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1740s	165.5 years	95.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1750s	175.5 years	105.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1760s	185.5 years	115.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1770s	195.5 years	125.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1780s	205.5 years	135.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1790s	215.5 years	145.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1800s	225.5 years	155.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1810s	235.5 years	165.5 years	70 years	Argentina
1820s	240 years	175.5 years	64.5 years	Argentina
1830s	240 years	185.5 years	54.5 years	Argentina
1840s	240 years	195.5 years	44.5 years	Argentina
1850s	240 years	205.5 years	34.5 years	Argentina
1860s	240 years	215.5 years	24.5 years	Argentina
1870s	240 years	225.5 years	14.5 years	Argentina
1880s	240 years	235.5 years	4.5 years	Argentina
1890s	240 years	245.5 years	5.5 years	Micronesia (country)
1900s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1910s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1920s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1930s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1940s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1950s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1960s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1970s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1980s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
1990s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
2000s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
2010s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)
2020s	240 years	250 years	10 years	Micronesia (country)

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 Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 250 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 Micronesia (country)?: 10 years, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Micronesia (country)?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Argentina and Micronesia (country) rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Argentina ranks 40th and Micronesia (country) ranks 39th 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.