How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

Bahamas vs Equatorial Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahamas

191 years

in 2022

Equatorial Guinea

143 years

in 2022

Bahamas rank

46th

Equatorial Guinea rank

49th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bahamas
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 191 years against 143 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 48 years.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Bahamas ranks 46th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 25 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

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1770s	0 years	0.2 years	0.2 years	Equatorial Guinea
1780s	2.8 years	1 years	1.8 years	Bahamas
1790s	12.5 years	1 years	11.5 years	Bahamas
1800s	22.5 years	1 years	21.5 years	Bahamas
1810s	32.5 years	1 years	31.5 years	Bahamas
1820s	42.5 years	1.6 years	40.9 years	Bahamas
1830s	52.5 years	9.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1840s	62.5 years	19.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1850s	72.5 years	29.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1860s	82.5 years	39.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1870s	92.5 years	49.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1880s	102.5 years	59.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1890s	112.5 years	69.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1900s	122.5 years	79.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1910s	132.5 years	89.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1920s	142.5 years	99.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1930s	152.5 years	109.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1940s	162.5 years	119.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1950s	172.5 years	129.5 years	43 years	Bahamas
1960s	182.5 years	139.4 years	43.1 years	Bahamas
1970s	190.4 years	143 years	47.4 years	Bahamas
1980s	191 years	143 years	48 years	Bahamas
1990s	191 years	143 years	48 years	Bahamas
2000s	191 years	143 years	48 years	Bahamas
2010s	191 years	143 years	48 years	Bahamas
2020s	191 years	143 years	48 years	Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bahamas or Equatorial Guinea?: Bahamas, at 191 years against 143 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bahamas and Equatorial Guinea?: 48 years, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Equatorial Guinea?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahamas ranks 46th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th 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.