How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?

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 Sao Tome and Principe: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Belize

458 years

in 2022

Sao Tome and Principe

454 years

in 2022

Belize rank

2nd

Sao Tome and Principe rank

3rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Belize
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Belize currently reports 458 years against 454 years in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 4 years.

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

Belize ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 5 and Sao Tome and Principe in 46.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Sao Tome and Principe	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	2.1 years	3.6 years	1.5 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1530s	11.5 years	13.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1540s	21.5 years	23.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1550s	31.5 years	33.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1560s	41.5 years	43.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1570s	51.5 years	53.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1580s	61.5 years	63.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1590s	71.5 years	73.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1600s	81.5 years	83.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1610s	91.5 years	93.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1620s	101.5 years	103.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1630s	111.5 years	113.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1640s	121.5 years	123.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1650s	131.5 years	133.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1660s	141.5 years	143.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1670s	151.5 years	153.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1680s	161.5 years	163.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1690s	171.5 years	173.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1700s	181.5 years	183.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1710s	191.5 years	193.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1720s	201.5 years	203.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1730s	211.5 years	213.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1740s	221.5 years	223.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1750s	231.5 years	233.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1760s	241.5 years	243.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1770s	251.5 years	253.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1780s	261.5 years	263.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1790s	271.5 years	273.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1800s	281.5 years	283.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1810s	291.5 years	293.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1820s	301.5 years	303.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1830s	311.5 years	313.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1840s	321.5 years	323.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1850s	331.5 years	333.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1860s	341.5 years	343.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1870s	351.5 years	353.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1880s	361.5 years	363.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1890s	371.5 years	373.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1900s	381.5 years	383.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1910s	391.5 years	393.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1920s	401.5 years	403.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1930s	411.5 years	413.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1940s	421.5 years	423.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1950s	431.5 years	433.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1960s	441.5 years	443.5 years	2 years	Sao Tome and Principe
1970s	451.5 years	452.5 years	1 years	Sao Tome and Principe
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 Sao Tome and Principe?: Belize, at 458 years against 454 years in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 4 years, with Belize ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Belize ranks 2nd and Sao Tome and Principe 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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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: 07 August 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.