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

Bolivia
267 years
in 2022
Venezuela
266 years
in 2022
Bolivia rank
35th
Venezuela rank
36th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Bolivia
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 267 years against 266 years in Venezuela, a difference of 1 years.

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

Bolivia ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries.

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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

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.