How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Bahrain vs Guinea-Bissau: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahrain

111 years

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau

96 years

in 2022

Bahrain rank

53rd

Guinea-Bissau rank

56th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bahrain
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 111 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 15 years.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Bahrain ranks 53rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 159 countries.

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

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1860s	4.5 years	0 years	4.5 years	Bahrain
1870s	14.5 years	0.1 years	14.4 years	Bahrain
1880s	24.5 years	6.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1890s	34.5 years	16.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1900s	44.5 years	26.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1910s	54.5 years	36.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1920s	64.5 years	46.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1930s	74.5 years	56.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1940s	84.5 years	66.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1950s	94.5 years	76.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1960s	104.5 years	86.5 years	18 years	Bahrain
1970s	110.9 years	95 years	15.9 years	Bahrain
1980s	111 years	96 years	15 years	Bahrain
1990s	111 years	96 years	15 years	Bahrain
2000s	111 years	96 years	15 years	Bahrain
2010s	111 years	96 years	15 years	Bahrain
2020s	111 years	96 years	15 years	Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bahrain or Guinea-Bissau?: Bahrain, at 111 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau?: 15 years, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahrain ranks 53rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th 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.