Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Benin or Kenya?

Kenya, at 69 years against 67 years in Benin as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?

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.

Benin vs Kenya: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Benin

67 years

in 2022

Kenya

69 years

in 2022

Benin rank

91st

Kenya rank

88th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Benin
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 69 years against 67 years in Benin, a difference of 2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Kenya ahead.

Benin ranks 91st and Kenya ranks 88th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 7 and Kenya in 7.

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1890s	2.1 years	1.5 years	0.6 years	Benin
1900s	11.5 years	10.5 years	1 years	Benin
1910s	21.5 years	20.5 years	1 years	Benin
1920s	31.5 years	30.5 years	1 years	Benin
1930s	41.5 years	40.5 years	1 years	Benin
1940s	51.5 years	50.5 years	1 years	Benin
1950s	61.5 years	60.5 years	1 years	Benin
1960s	67 years	68.4 years	1.4 years	Kenya
1970s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya
1980s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya
1990s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya
2000s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya
2010s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya
2020s	67 years	69 years	2 years	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Benin or Kenya?: Kenya, at 69 years against 67 years in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Benin and Kenya?: 2 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Benin ranks 91st and Kenya ranks 88th 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.