Australia vs Bangladesh: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Australia
91 years
in 2022
Bangladesh
91 years
in 2022
Australia rank
61st
Bangladesh rank
61st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Australia
  • Bangladesh
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 91 years against 91 years in Bangladesh, a difference of 0 years.

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

Australia ranks 61st and Bangladesh ranks 61st of 159 countries.

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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.