Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bhutan or Zambia?

Zambia, at 42 years against 40 years in Bhutan as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?

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 Zambia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bhutan

40 years

in 2022

Zambia

42 years

in 2022

Bhutan rank

114th

Zambia rank

113th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bhutan
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 42 years against 40 years in Bhutan, a difference of 2 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Zambia ahead.

Bhutan ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 7.

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1910s	5.5 years	0 years	5.5 years	Bhutan
1920s	15.5 years	2.8 years	12.7 years	Bhutan
1930s	25.5 years	12.5 years	13 years	Bhutan
1940s	35.5 years	22.5 years	13 years	Bhutan
1950s	40 years	32.5 years	7.5 years	Bhutan
1960s	40 years	41 years	1 years	Zambia
1970s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia
1980s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia
1990s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia
2000s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia
2010s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia
2020s	40 years	42 years	2 years	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 42 years against 40 years in Bhutan as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bhutan and Zambia?: 2 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Zambia?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bhutan and Zambia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bhutan ranks 114th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.