Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bahrain or Haiti?

Haiti, at 140 years against 111 years in Bahrain as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Haiti?

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 Haiti: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahrain

111 years

in 2022

Haiti

140 years

in 2022

Bahrain rank

53rd

Haiti rank

50th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bahrain
Haiti

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 140 years against 111 years in Bahrain, a difference of 29 years.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.3 times Bahrain's.

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

Bahrain ranks 53rd and Haiti ranks 50th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bahrain	Haiti	Difference	Ahead
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1650s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1660s	0 years	1.5 years	1.5 years	Haiti
1670s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Haiti
1680s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Haiti
1690s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Haiti
1700s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Haiti
1710s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Haiti
1720s	0 years	60.5 years	60.5 years	Haiti
1730s	0 years	70.5 years	70.5 years	Haiti
1740s	0 years	80.5 years	80.5 years	Haiti
1750s	0 years	90.5 years	90.5 years	Haiti
1760s	0 years	100.5 years	100.5 years	Haiti
1770s	0 years	110.5 years	110.5 years	Haiti
1780s	0 years	120.5 years	120.5 years	Haiti
1790s	0 years	130.5 years	130.5 years	Haiti
1800s	0 years	139 years	139 years	Haiti
1810s	0 years	140 years	140 years	Haiti
1820s	0 years	140 years	140 years	Haiti
1830s	0 years	140 years	140 years	Haiti
1840s	0 years	140 years	140 years	Haiti
1850s	0 years	140 years	140 years	Haiti
1860s	4.5 years	140 years	135.5 years	Haiti
1870s	14.5 years	140 years	125.5 years	Haiti
1880s	24.5 years	140 years	115.5 years	Haiti
1890s	34.5 years	140 years	105.5 years	Haiti
1900s	44.5 years	140 years	95.5 years	Haiti
1910s	54.5 years	140 years	85.5 years	Haiti
1920s	64.5 years	140 years	75.5 years	Haiti
1930s	74.5 years	140 years	65.5 years	Haiti
1940s	84.5 years	140 years	55.5 years	Haiti
1950s	94.5 years	140 years	45.5 years	Haiti
1960s	104.5 years	140 years	35.5 years	Haiti
1970s	110.9 years	140 years	29.1 years	Haiti
1980s	111 years	140 years	29 years	Haiti
1990s	111 years	140 years	29 years	Haiti
2000s	111 years	140 years	29 years	Haiti
2010s	111 years	140 years	29 years	Haiti
2020s	111 years	140 years	29 years	Haiti

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 Haiti?: Haiti, at 140 years against 111 years in Bahrain as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bahrain and Haiti?: 29 years, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Haiti?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Haiti rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahrain ranks 53rd and Haiti ranks 50th 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.