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Barbados vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Barbados
340 years
in 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis
361 years
in 2022
Barbados rank
13th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
11th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Barbados
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Saint Kitts and Nevis currently reports 361 years against 340 years in Barbados, a difference of 21 years.

That makes Saint Kitts and Nevis's figure about 1.1 times Barbados's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Saint Kitts and Nevis has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 13th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 159 countries.

Saint Kitts and Nevis has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 Saint Kitts and Nevis
1630s 8.5 years 12.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1640s 18.5 years 22.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1650s 28.5 years 32.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1660s 38.5 years 42.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1670s 48.5 years 52.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1680s 58.5 years 62.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1690s 68.5 years 72.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1700s 78.5 years 82.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1710s 88.5 years 92.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1720s 98.5 years 102.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1730s 108.5 years 112.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1740s 118.5 years 122.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1750s 128.5 years 132.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1760s 138.5 years 142.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1770s 148.5 years 152.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1780s 158.5 years 162.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1790s 168.5 years 172.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1800s 178.5 years 182.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1810s 188.5 years 192.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1820s 198.5 years 202.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1830s 208.5 years 212.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1840s 218.5 years 222.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1850s 228.5 years 232.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1860s 238.5 years 242.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1870s 248.5 years 252.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1880s 258.5 years 262.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1890s 268.5 years 272.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1900s 278.5 years 282.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1910s 288.5 years 292.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1920s 298.5 years 302.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1930s 308.5 years 312.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1940s 318.5 years 322.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1950s 328.5 years 332.5 years 4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1960s 337.9 years 342.5 years 4.6 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1970s 340 years 352.5 years 12.5 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1980s 340 years 360.4 years 20.4 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
1990s 340 years 361 years 21 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2000s 340 years 361 years 21 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2010s 340 years 361 years 21 years Saint Kitts and Nevis
2020s 340 years 361 years 21 years Saint Kitts and Nevis

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Saint Kitts and Nevis, at 361 years against 340 years in Barbados as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
21 years, with Saint Kitts and Nevis ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Barbados ranks 13th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th 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
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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.