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

Australia
91 years
in 2022
Morocco
92 years
in 2022
Australia rank
61st
Morocco rank
60th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Australia
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 92 years against 91 years in Australia, a difference of 1 years.

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

Australia ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 16 and Morocco in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Morocco 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0.1 years 0 years 0.1 years Australia
1830s 6.5 years 0 years 6.5 years Australia
1840s 16.5 years 0 years 16.5 years Australia
1850s 26.5 years 0 years 26.5 years Australia
1860s 36.5 years 0 years 36.5 years Australia
1870s 46.5 years 0 years 46.5 years Australia
1880s 56.5 years 2.1 years 54.4 years Australia
1890s 66.5 years 11.5 years 55 years Australia
1900s 76.5 years 21.5 years 55 years Australia
1910s 86.5 years 31.5 years 55 years Australia
1920s 91 years 41.5 years 49.5 years Australia
1930s 91 years 51.5 years 39.5 years Australia
1940s 91 years 61.5 years 29.5 years Australia
1950s 91 years 71.5 years 19.5 years Australia
1960s 91 years 81.5 years 9.5 years Australia
1970s 91 years 90.5 years 0.5 years Australia
1980s 91 years 92 years 1 years Morocco
1990s 91 years 92 years 1 years Morocco
2000s 91 years 92 years 1 years Morocco
2010s 91 years 92 years 1 years Morocco
2020s 91 years 92 years 1 years Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Australia or Morocco?
Morocco, at 92 years against 91 years in Australia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Australia and Morocco?
1 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Morocco?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Australia and Morocco rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Australia ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th 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

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.