What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bahrain and Singapore?

27 years, with Singapore ahead.

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

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 Singapore: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bahrain

111 years

in 2022

Singapore

138 years

in 2022

Bahrain rank

53rd

Singapore rank

51st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bahrain
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 138 years against 111 years in Bahrain, a difference of 27 years.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Bahrain's.

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

Bahrain ranks 53rd and Singapore ranks 51st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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1820s	0 years	1 years	1 years	Singapore
1830s	0 years	9.5 years	9.5 years	Singapore
1840s	0 years	19.5 years	19.5 years	Singapore
1850s	0 years	29.5 years	29.5 years	Singapore
1860s	4.5 years	39.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1870s	14.5 years	49.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1880s	24.5 years	59.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1890s	34.5 years	69.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1900s	44.5 years	79.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1910s	54.5 years	89.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1920s	64.5 years	99.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1930s	74.5 years	109.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1940s	84.5 years	119.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1950s	94.5 years	129.5 years	35 years	Singapore
1960s	104.5 years	137.4 years	32.9 years	Singapore
1970s	110.9 years	138 years	27.1 years	Singapore
1980s	111 years	138 years	27 years	Singapore
1990s	111 years	138 years	27 years	Singapore
2000s	111 years	138 years	27 years	Singapore
2010s	111 years	138 years	27 years	Singapore
2020s	111 years	138 years	27 years	Singapore

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 Singapore?: Singapore, at 138 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 Singapore?: 27 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Singapore?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bahrain and Singapore rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahrain ranks 53rd and Singapore ranks 51st 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.