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

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 Uruguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahamas

191 years

in 2022

Uruguay

204 years

in 2022

Bahamas rank

46th

Uruguay rank

44th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bahamas
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 204 years against 191 years in Bahamas, a difference of 13 years.

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

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

Bahamas ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 44th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahamas	Uruguay	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	1.5 years	1.5 years	Uruguay
1630s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Uruguay
1640s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Uruguay
1650s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Uruguay
1660s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Uruguay
1670s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Uruguay
1680s	0 years	60.5 years	60.5 years	Uruguay
1690s	0 years	70.5 years	70.5 years	Uruguay
1700s	0 years	80.5 years	80.5 years	Uruguay
1710s	0 years	90.5 years	90.5 years	Uruguay
1720s	0 years	100.5 years	100.5 years	Uruguay
1730s	0 years	110.5 years	110.5 years	Uruguay
1740s	0 years	120.5 years	120.5 years	Uruguay
1750s	0 years	130.5 years	130.5 years	Uruguay
1760s	0 years	140.5 years	140.5 years	Uruguay
1770s	0 years	150.5 years	150.5 years	Uruguay
1780s	2.8 years	160.5 years	157.7 years	Uruguay
1790s	12.5 years	170.5 years	158 years	Uruguay
1800s	22.5 years	180.5 years	158 years	Uruguay
1810s	32.5 years	190.5 years	158 years	Uruguay
1820s	42.5 years	200.4 years	157.9 years	Uruguay
1830s	52.5 years	204 years	151.5 years	Uruguay
1840s	62.5 years	204 years	141.5 years	Uruguay
1850s	72.5 years	204 years	131.5 years	Uruguay
1860s	82.5 years	204 years	121.5 years	Uruguay
1870s	92.5 years	204 years	111.5 years	Uruguay
1880s	102.5 years	204 years	101.5 years	Uruguay
1890s	112.5 years	204 years	91.5 years	Uruguay
1900s	122.5 years	204 years	81.5 years	Uruguay
1910s	132.5 years	204 years	71.5 years	Uruguay
1920s	142.5 years	204 years	61.5 years	Uruguay
1930s	152.5 years	204 years	51.5 years	Uruguay
1940s	162.5 years	204 years	41.5 years	Uruguay
1950s	172.5 years	204 years	31.5 years	Uruguay
1960s	182.5 years	204 years	21.5 years	Uruguay
1970s	190.4 years	204 years	13.6 years	Uruguay
1980s	191 years	204 years	13 years	Uruguay
1990s	191 years	204 years	13 years	Uruguay
2000s	191 years	204 years	13 years	Uruguay
2010s	191 years	204 years	13 years	Uruguay
2020s	191 years	204 years	13 years	Uruguay

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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 204 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 Uruguay?: 13 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Uruguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahamas and Uruguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahamas ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 44th 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.