Benin vs Burkina Faso: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Benin
67 years
in 2022
Burkina Faso
66 years
in 2022
Benin rank
91st
Burkina Faso rank
92nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 67 years against 66 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1 years.

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

Benin ranks 91st and Burkina Faso ranks 92nd 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.