How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?

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.

Bolivia vs Paraguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Bolivia

267 years

in 2022

Paraguay

275 years

in 2022

Bolivia rank

35th

Paraguay rank

34th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Bolivia
Paraguay

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 275 years against 267 years in Bolivia, a difference of 8 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Bolivia ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 34th of 159 countries.

Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Paraguay	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	0.6 years	0.6 years	Paraguay
1540s	0 years	8.5 years	8.5 years	Paraguay
1550s	0.1 years	18.5 years	18.4 years	Paraguay
1560s	6.5 years	28.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1570s	16.5 years	38.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1580s	26.5 years	48.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1590s	36.5 years	58.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1600s	46.5 years	68.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1610s	56.5 years	78.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1620s	66.5 years	88.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1630s	76.5 years	98.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1640s	86.5 years	108.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1650s	96.5 years	118.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1660s	106.5 years	128.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1670s	116.5 years	138.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1680s	126.5 years	148.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1690s	136.5 years	158.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1700s	146.5 years	168.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1710s	156.5 years	178.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1720s	166.5 years	188.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1730s	176.5 years	198.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1740s	186.5 years	208.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1750s	196.5 years	218.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1760s	206.5 years	228.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1770s	216.5 years	238.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1780s	226.5 years	248.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1790s	236.5 years	258.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1800s	246.5 years	268.5 years	22 years	Paraguay
1810s	256.5 years	274.9 years	18.4 years	Paraguay
1820s	265.5 years	275 years	9.5 years	Paraguay
1830s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1840s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1850s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1860s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1870s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1880s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1890s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1900s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1910s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1920s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1930s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1940s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1950s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1960s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1970s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1980s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
1990s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
2000s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
2010s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay
2020s	267 years	275 years	8 years	Paraguay

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 Paraguay?: Paraguay, at 275 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 Paraguay?: 8 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Paraguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Paraguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bolivia ranks 35th and Paraguay ranks 34th 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.