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

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 Jamaica: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Belize

458 years

in 2022

Jamaica

454 years

in 2022

Belize rank

2nd

Jamaica rank

3rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Belize
Jamaica

How they compare

Belize currently reports 458 years against 454 years in Jamaica, a difference of 4 years.

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

Belize ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Jamaica in 48.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Jamaica	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	0.1 years	0.1 years	Jamaica
1510s	0 years	6.5 years	6.5 years	Jamaica
1520s	2.1 years	16.5 years	14.4 years	Jamaica
1530s	11.5 years	26.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1540s	21.5 years	36.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1550s	31.5 years	46.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1560s	41.5 years	56.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1570s	51.5 years	66.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1580s	61.5 years	76.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1590s	71.5 years	86.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1600s	81.5 years	96.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1610s	91.5 years	106.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1620s	101.5 years	116.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1630s	111.5 years	126.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1640s	121.5 years	136.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1650s	131.5 years	146.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1660s	141.5 years	156.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1670s	151.5 years	166.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1680s	161.5 years	176.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1690s	171.5 years	186.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1700s	181.5 years	196.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1710s	191.5 years	206.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1720s	201.5 years	216.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1730s	211.5 years	226.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1740s	221.5 years	236.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1750s	231.5 years	246.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1760s	241.5 years	256.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1770s	251.5 years	266.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1780s	261.5 years	276.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1790s	271.5 years	286.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1800s	281.5 years	296.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1810s	291.5 years	306.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1820s	301.5 years	316.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1830s	311.5 years	326.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1840s	321.5 years	336.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1850s	331.5 years	346.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1860s	341.5 years	356.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1870s	351.5 years	366.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1880s	361.5 years	376.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1890s	371.5 years	386.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1900s	381.5 years	396.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1910s	391.5 years	406.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1920s	401.5 years	416.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1930s	411.5 years	426.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1940s	421.5 years	436.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1950s	431.5 years	446.5 years	15 years	Jamaica
1960s	441.5 years	453.7 years	12.2 years	Jamaica
1970s	451.5 years	454 years	2.5 years	Jamaica
1980s	457.9 years	454 years	3.9 years	Belize
1990s	458 years	454 years	4 years	Belize
2000s	458 years	454 years	4 years	Belize
2010s	458 years	454 years	4 years	Belize
2020s	458 years	454 years	4 years	Belize

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 Jamaica?: Belize, at 458 years against 454 years in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Belize and Jamaica?: 4 years, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Jamaica?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Belize and Jamaica rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Belize ranks 2nd and Jamaica ranks 3rd 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.