How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?

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.

Belize vs Cape Verde: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Belize

458 years

in 2022

Cape Verde

514 years

in 2022

Belize rank

2nd

Cape Verde rank

1st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Belize
Cape Verde

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 514 years against 458 years in Belize, a difference of 56 years.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

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

Belize ranks 2nd and Cape Verde ranks 1st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Cape Verde	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	4.5 years	4.5 years	Cape Verde
1470s	0 years	13.5 years	13.5 years	Cape Verde
1480s	0 years	23.5 years	23.5 years	Cape Verde
1490s	0 years	33.5 years	33.5 years	Cape Verde
1500s	0 years	43.5 years	43.5 years	Cape Verde
1510s	0 years	53.5 years	53.5 years	Cape Verde
1520s	2.1 years	63.5 years	61.4 years	Cape Verde
1530s	11.5 years	73.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1540s	21.5 years	83.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1550s	31.5 years	93.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1560s	41.5 years	103.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1570s	51.5 years	113.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1580s	61.5 years	123.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1590s	71.5 years	133.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1600s	81.5 years	143.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1610s	91.5 years	153.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1620s	101.5 years	163.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1630s	111.5 years	173.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1640s	121.5 years	183.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1650s	131.5 years	193.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1660s	141.5 years	203.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1670s	151.5 years	213.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1680s	161.5 years	223.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1690s	171.5 years	233.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1700s	181.5 years	243.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1710s	191.5 years	253.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1720s	201.5 years	263.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1730s	211.5 years	273.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1740s	221.5 years	283.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1750s	231.5 years	293.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1760s	241.5 years	303.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1770s	251.5 years	313.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1780s	261.5 years	323.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1790s	271.5 years	333.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1800s	281.5 years	343.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1810s	291.5 years	353.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1820s	301.5 years	363.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1830s	311.5 years	373.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1840s	321.5 years	383.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1850s	331.5 years	393.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1860s	341.5 years	403.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1870s	351.5 years	413.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1880s	361.5 years	423.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1890s	371.5 years	433.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1900s	381.5 years	443.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1910s	391.5 years	453.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1920s	401.5 years	463.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1930s	411.5 years	473.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1940s	421.5 years	483.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1950s	431.5 years	493.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1960s	441.5 years	503.5 years	62 years	Cape Verde
1970s	451.5 years	512.5 years	61 years	Cape Verde
1980s	457.9 years	514 years	56.1 years	Cape Verde
1990s	458 years	514 years	56 years	Cape Verde
2000s	458 years	514 years	56 years	Cape Verde
2010s	458 years	514 years	56 years	Cape Verde
2020s	458 years	514 years	56 years	Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Belize or Cape Verde?: Cape Verde, at 514 years against 458 years in Belize as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Belize and Cape Verde?: 56 years, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Cape Verde?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Belize and Cape Verde rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Belize ranks 2nd and Cape Verde ranks 1st 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.