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Bahamas vs Malaysia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahamas
191 years
in 2022
Malaysia
207 years
in 2022
Bahamas rank
46th
Malaysia rank
43rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Bahamas
  • Malaysia
050100150200146217422022

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 207 years against 191 years in Bahamas, a difference of 16 years.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Bahamas ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Malaysia 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 4.5 years 4.5 years Malaysia
1520s 0 years 14.5 years 14.5 years Malaysia
1530s 0 years 24.5 years 24.5 years Malaysia
1540s 0 years 34.5 years 34.5 years Malaysia
1550s 0 years 44.5 years 44.5 years Malaysia
1560s 0 years 54.5 years 54.5 years Malaysia
1570s 0 years 64.5 years 64.5 years Malaysia
1580s 0 years 74.5 years 74.5 years Malaysia
1590s 0 years 84.5 years 84.5 years Malaysia
1600s 0 years 94.5 years 94.5 years Malaysia
1610s 0 years 104.5 years 104.5 years Malaysia
1620s 0 years 114.5 years 114.5 years Malaysia
1630s 0 years 124.5 years 124.5 years Malaysia
1640s 0 years 130.9 years 130.9 years Malaysia
1650s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1660s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1670s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1680s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1690s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1700s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1710s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1720s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1730s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1740s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1750s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1760s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1770s 0 years 131 years 131 years Malaysia
1780s 2.8 years 131 years 128.2 years Malaysia
1790s 12.5 years 131 years 118.5 years Malaysia
1800s 22.5 years 131 years 108.5 years Malaysia
1810s 32.5 years 131 years 98.5 years Malaysia
1820s 42.5 years 131 years 88.5 years Malaysia
1830s 52.5 years 131 years 78.5 years Malaysia
1840s 62.5 years 131 years 68.5 years Malaysia
1850s 72.5 years 131 years 58.5 years Malaysia
1860s 82.5 years 131 years 48.5 years Malaysia
1870s 92.5 years 131 years 38.5 years Malaysia
1880s 102.5 years 131.3 years 28.8 years Malaysia
1890s 112.5 years 138.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1900s 122.5 years 148.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1910s 132.5 years 158.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1920s 142.5 years 168.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1930s 152.5 years 178.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1940s 162.5 years 188.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1950s 172.5 years 198.5 years 26 years Malaysia
1960s 182.5 years 206.4 years 23.9 years Malaysia
1970s 190.4 years 207 years 16.6 years Malaysia
1980s 191 years 207 years 16 years Malaysia
1990s 191 years 207 years 16 years Malaysia
2000s 191 years 207 years 16 years Malaysia
2010s 191 years 207 years 16 years Malaysia
2020s 191 years 207 years 16 years Malaysia

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 Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 207 years against 191 years in Bahamas as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bahamas and Malaysia?
16 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malaysia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Malaysia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Bahamas ranks 46th and Malaysia ranks 43rd 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.