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

Bhutan
40 years
in 2022
Niger
39 years
in 2022
Bhutan rank
114th
Niger rank
115th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Bhutan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 40 years against 39 years in Niger, a difference of 1 years.

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

Bhutan ranks 114th and Niger ranks 115th 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.