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

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 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

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.

Across the 57 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 20 and Venezuela in 28.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Venezuela	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	0 years	0 years	—
1550s	0.1 years	1 years	0.9 years	Venezuela
1560s	6.5 years	9.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1570s	16.5 years	19.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1580s	26.5 years	29.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1590s	36.5 years	39.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1600s	46.5 years	49.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1610s	56.5 years	59.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1620s	66.5 years	69.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1630s	76.5 years	79.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1640s	86.5 years	89.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1650s	96.5 years	99.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1660s	106.5 years	109.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1670s	116.5 years	119.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1680s	126.5 years	129.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1690s	136.5 years	139.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1700s	146.5 years	149.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1710s	156.5 years	159.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1720s	166.5 years	169.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1730s	176.5 years	179.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1740s	186.5 years	189.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1750s	196.5 years	199.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1760s	206.5 years	209.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1770s	216.5 years	219.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1780s	226.5 years	229.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1790s	236.5 years	239.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1800s	246.5 years	249.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1810s	256.5 years	259.5 years	3 years	Venezuela
1820s	265.5 years	265.9 years	0.4 years	Venezuela
1830s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1840s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1850s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1860s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1870s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1880s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1890s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1900s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1910s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1920s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1930s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1940s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1950s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1960s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1970s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1980s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
1990s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
2000s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
2010s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia
2020s	267 years	266 years	1 years	Bolivia

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 Venezuela?: Bolivia, at 267 years against 266 years in Venezuela as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Bolivia and Venezuela?: 1 years, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Venezuela?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Bolivia and Venezuela rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bolivia ranks 35th and Venezuela ranks 36th 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.