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Bhutan vs Libya: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bhutan
40 years
in 2022
Libya
38 years
in 2022
Bhutan rank
114th
Libya rank
116th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Bhutan
  • Libya
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 40 years against 38 years in Libya, a difference of 2 years.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

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

Bhutan ranks 114th and Libya ranks 116th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Libya 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1900s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1910s 5.5 years 3.6 years 1.9 years Bhutan
1920s 15.5 years 13.5 years 2 years Bhutan
1930s 25.5 years 23.5 years 2 years Bhutan
1940s 35.5 years 31.7 years 3.8 years Bhutan
1950s 40 years 37.7 years 2.3 years Bhutan
1960s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
1970s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
1980s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
1990s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
2000s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
2010s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan
2020s 40 years 38 years 2 years Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bhutan or Libya?
Bhutan, at 40 years against 38 years in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bhutan and Libya?
2 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Libya?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Libya rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Bhutan ranks 114th and Libya ranks 116th 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.