What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bangladesh and Mozambique?

0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mozambique?

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.

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

Bangladesh

91 years

in 2022

Mozambique

91 years

in 2022

Bangladesh rank

61st

Mozambique rank

61st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bangladesh
Mozambique

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Mozambique ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

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1840s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1850s	0.6 years	0 years	0.6 years	Bangladesh
1860s	8.5 years	0 years	8.5 years	Bangladesh
1870s	18.5 years	0 years	18.5 years	Bangladesh
1880s	28.5 years	1.5 years	27 years	Bangladesh
1890s	38.5 years	10.5 years	28 years	Bangladesh
1900s	48.5 years	20.5 years	28 years	Bangladesh
1910s	58.5 years	30.5 years	28 years	Bangladesh
1920s	68.5 years	40.5 years	28 years	Bangladesh
1930s	78.5 years	50.5 years	28 years	Bangladesh
1940s	88.2 years	60.5 years	27.7 years	Bangladesh
1950s	91 years	70.5 years	20.5 years	Bangladesh
1960s	91 years	80.5 years	10.5 years	Bangladesh
1970s	91 years	89.5 years	1.5 years	Bangladesh
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 Mozambique?: Bangladesh, at 91 years against 91 years in Mozambique as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bangladesh and Mozambique?: 0 years, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Mozambique?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bangladesh and Mozambique rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bangladesh ranks 61st and Mozambique 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: 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.