Statizoid

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

Belgium
0 years
in 2022
Iraq
13 years
in 2022
Belgium rank
128th
Iraq rank
126th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Belgium
  • Iraq
051015146217422022

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 13 years against 0 years in Belgium, a difference of 13 years.

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

Belgium ranks 128th and Iraq ranks 126th of 159 countries.

Individual pages

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.