Statizoid

Belgium vs France: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Belgium
0 years
in 2022
France
0 years
in 2022
Belgium rank
128th
France rank
128th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Belgium
  • France
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0 years against 0 years in France, a difference of 0 years.

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

Belgium ranks 128th and France ranks 128th of 159 countries.

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About this data

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.