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

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 Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Barbados

340 years

in 2022

Philippines

334 years

in 2022

Barbados rank

13th

Philippines rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Barbados
Philippines

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 340 years against 334 years in Philippines, a difference of 6 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Philippines ahead.

Barbados ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 15th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Philippines	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	1.5 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1570s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Philippines
1580s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Philippines
1590s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Philippines
1600s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Philippines
1610s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Philippines
1620s	0.6 years	60.5 years	59.9 years	Philippines
1630s	8.5 years	70.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1640s	18.5 years	80.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1650s	28.5 years	90.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1660s	38.5 years	100.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1670s	48.5 years	110.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1680s	58.5 years	120.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1690s	68.5 years	130.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1700s	78.5 years	140.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1710s	88.5 years	150.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1720s	98.5 years	160.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1730s	108.5 years	170.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1740s	118.5 years	180.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1750s	128.5 years	190.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1760s	138.5 years	200.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1770s	148.5 years	210.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1780s	158.5 years	220.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1790s	168.5 years	230.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1800s	178.5 years	240.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1810s	188.5 years	250.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1820s	198.5 years	260.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1830s	208.5 years	270.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1840s	218.5 years	280.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1850s	228.5 years	290.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1860s	238.5 years	300.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1870s	248.5 years	310.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1880s	258.5 years	320.5 years	62 years	Philippines
1890s	268.5 years	330.4 years	61.9 years	Philippines
1900s	278.5 years	334 years	55.5 years	Philippines
1910s	288.5 years	334 years	45.5 years	Philippines
1920s	298.5 years	334 years	35.5 years	Philippines
1930s	308.5 years	334 years	25.5 years	Philippines
1940s	318.5 years	334 years	15.5 years	Philippines
1950s	328.5 years	334 years	5.5 years	Philippines
1960s	337.9 years	334 years	3.9 years	Barbados
1970s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados
1980s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados
1990s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados
2000s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados
2010s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados
2020s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Barbados

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 Philippines?: Barbados, at 340 years against 334 years in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Barbados and Philippines?: 6 years, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Philippines?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Philippines rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Barbados ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 15th 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.