Statizoid

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

Benin
67 years
in 2022
Uganda
69 years
in 2022
Benin rank
91st
Uganda rank
88th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Benin
  • Uganda
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How they compare

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

Across all 561 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 91st and Uganda ranks 88th 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.