Botswana vs Cameroon: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Botswana
72 years
in 2022
Cameroon
72 years
in 2022
Botswana rank
82nd
Cameroon rank
82nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Botswana
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 72 years against 72 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0 years.

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

Botswana ranks 82nd and Cameroon ranks 82nd 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.