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.

Individual pages

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bolivia
Years a country was a European overseas colony in Chile
Full country ranking

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: 07 August 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.