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Benin vs Sierra Leone: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Benin
67 years
in 2022
Sierra Leone
66 years
in 2022
Benin rank
91st
Sierra Leone rank
92nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 67 years against 66 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 1 years.

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

Benin ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Sierra Leone 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 2.1 years 1 years 1.1 years Benin
1900s 11.5 years 9.5 years 2 years Benin
1910s 21.5 years 19.5 years 2 years Benin
1920s 31.5 years 29.5 years 2 years Benin
1930s 41.5 years 39.5 years 2 years Benin
1940s 51.5 years 49.5 years 2 years Benin
1950s 61.5 years 59.5 years 2 years Benin
1960s 67 years 65.9 years 1.1 years Benin
1970s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin
1980s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin
1990s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin
2000s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin
2010s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin
2020s 67 years 66 years 1 years Benin

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 Sierra Leone?
Benin, at 67 years against 66 years in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Benin and Sierra Leone?
1 years, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sierra Leone?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Benin and Sierra Leone rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Benin ranks 91st and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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

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.