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

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

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Australia
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

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

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

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

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Mozambique 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 1.5 years 55 years Australia
1890s 66.5 years 10.5 years 56 years Australia
1900s 76.5 years 20.5 years 56 years Australia
1910s 86.5 years 30.5 years 56 years Australia
1920s 91 years 40.5 years 50.5 years Australia
1930s 91 years 50.5 years 40.5 years Australia
1940s 91 years 60.5 years 30.5 years Australia
1950s 91 years 70.5 years 20.5 years Australia
1960s 91 years 80.5 years 10.5 years Australia
1970s 91 years 89.5 years 1.5 years Australia
1980s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1990s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2000s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2010s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2020s 91 years 91 years 0 years —

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