How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Indonesia?

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.

Barbados vs Indonesia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Barbados

340 years

in 2022

Indonesia

340 years

in 2022

Barbados rank

13th

Indonesia rank

13th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Barbados
Indonesia

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 340 years against 340 years in Indonesia, a difference of 0 years.

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

Barbados ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 13th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Indonesia	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	0.6 years	2.8 years	2.2 years	Indonesia
1630s	8.5 years	12.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1640s	18.5 years	22.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1650s	28.5 years	32.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1660s	38.5 years	42.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1670s	48.5 years	52.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1680s	58.5 years	62.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1690s	68.5 years	72.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1700s	78.5 years	82.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1710s	88.5 years	92.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1720s	98.5 years	102.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1730s	108.5 years	112.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1740s	118.5 years	122.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1750s	128.5 years	132.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1760s	138.5 years	142.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1770s	148.5 years	152.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1780s	158.5 years	162.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1790s	168.5 years	172.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1800s	178.5 years	182.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1810s	188.5 years	192.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1820s	198.5 years	202.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1830s	208.5 years	212.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1840s	218.5 years	222.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1850s	228.5 years	232.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1860s	238.5 years	242.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1870s	248.5 years	252.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1880s	258.5 years	262.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1890s	268.5 years	272.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1900s	278.5 years	282.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1910s	288.5 years	292.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1920s	298.5 years	302.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1930s	308.5 years	312.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1940s	318.5 years	322.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1950s	328.5 years	332.5 years	4 years	Indonesia
1960s	337.9 years	339.7 years	1.8 years	Indonesia
1970s	340 years	340 years	0 years	—
1980s	340 years	340 years	0 years	—
1990s	340 years	340 years	0 years	—
2000s	340 years	340 years	0 years	—
2010s	340 years	340 years	0 years	—
2020s	340 years	340 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, Barbados or Indonesia?: Barbados, at 340 years against 340 years in Indonesia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Barbados and Indonesia?: 0 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Indonesia?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Indonesia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Barbados ranks 13th and Indonesia ranks 13th 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.