Bolivia vs Chile: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Bolivia
267 years
in 2022
Chile
278 years
in 2022
Bolivia rank
35th
Chile rank
33rd
Years a country was a European overseas colony over time
- Bolivia
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 278 years against 267 years in Bolivia, a difference of 11 years.
Across all 561 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Bolivia ranks 35th and Chile ranks 33rd of 159 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Chile | 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 | 4.5 years | 4.5 years | Chile |
| 1550s | 0.1 years | 14.5 years | 14.4 years | Chile |
| 1560s | 6.5 years | 24.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1570s | 16.5 years | 34.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1580s | 26.5 years | 44.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1590s | 36.5 years | 54.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1600s | 46.5 years | 64.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1610s | 56.5 years | 74.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1620s | 66.5 years | 84.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1630s | 76.5 years | 94.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1640s | 86.5 years | 104.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1650s | 96.5 years | 114.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1660s | 106.5 years | 124.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1670s | 116.5 years | 134.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1680s | 126.5 years | 144.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1690s | 136.5 years | 154.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1700s | 146.5 years | 164.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1710s | 156.5 years | 174.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1720s | 166.5 years | 184.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1730s | 176.5 years | 194.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1740s | 186.5 years | 204.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1750s | 196.5 years | 214.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1760s | 206.5 years | 224.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1770s | 216.5 years | 234.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1780s | 226.5 years | 244.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1790s | 236.5 years | 254.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1800s | 246.5 years | 264.5 years | 18 years | Chile |
| 1810s | 256.5 years | 274.4 years | 17.9 years | Chile |
| 1820s | 265.5 years | 278 years | 12.5 years | Chile |
| 1830s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1840s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1850s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1860s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1870s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1880s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1890s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1900s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1910s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1920s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1930s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1940s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1950s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 267 years | 278 years | 11 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Bolivia or Chile?
- Chile, at 278 years against 267 years in Bolivia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bolivia and Chile?
- 11 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Chile?
- 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
- How do Bolivia and Chile rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
- Bolivia ranks 35th and Chile ranks 33rd 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.
Individual pages
About this data
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.