How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Bhutan vs Papua New Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bhutan

40 years

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

37 years

in 2022

Bhutan rank

114th

Papua New Guinea rank

117th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bhutan
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 40 years against 37 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

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

Bhutan ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

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1880s	0 years	2.1 years	2.1 years	Papua New Guinea
1890s	0 years	11.5 years	11.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1900s	0 years	21.5 years	21.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1910s	5.5 years	31.5 years	26 years	Papua New Guinea
1920s	15.5 years	37 years	21.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1930s	25.5 years	37 years	11.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1940s	35.5 years	37 years	1.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1950s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
1960s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
1970s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
1980s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
1990s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
2000s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
2010s	40 years	37 years	3 years	Bhutan
2020s	40 years	37 years	3 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 Papua New Guinea?: Bhutan, at 40 years against 37 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?: 3 years, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Papua New Guinea?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bhutan ranks 114th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.