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Bangladesh vs India: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bangladesh
91 years
in 2022
India
91 years
in 2022
Bangladesh rank
61st
India rank
61st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Bangladesh
  • India
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How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 91 years against 91 years in India, a difference of 0 years.

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

Bangladesh ranks 61st and India ranks 61st of 159 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh India 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 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0.6 years 0.6 years 0 years —
1860s 8.5 years 8.5 years 0 years —
1870s 18.5 years 18.5 years 0 years —
1880s 28.5 years 28.5 years 0 years —
1890s 38.5 years 38.5 years 0 years —
1900s 48.5 years 48.5 years 0 years —
1910s 58.5 years 58.5 years 0 years —
1920s 68.5 years 68.5 years 0 years —
1930s 78.5 years 78.5 years 0 years —
1940s 88.2 years 88.2 years 0 years —
1950s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1960s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1970s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1980s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1990s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2000s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2010s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2020s 91 years 91 years 0 years —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bangladesh or India?
Bangladesh, at 91 years against 91 years in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bangladesh and India?
0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Bangladesh ranks 61st and India ranks 61st 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.