How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?

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.

Botswana vs Cote d'Ivoire: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Botswana

72 years

in 2022

Cote d'Ivoire

72 years

in 2022

Botswana rank

82nd

Cote d'Ivoire rank

82nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Botswana
Cote d'Ivoire

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 72 years against 72 years in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 82nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd of 159 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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1850s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1860s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1870s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1880s	0 years	0.1 years	0.1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1890s	1.5 years	6.5 years	5 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1900s	10.5 years	16.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1910s	20.5 years	26.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1920s	30.5 years	36.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1930s	40.5 years	46.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1940s	50.5 years	56.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	60.5 years	66.5 years	6 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	69.9 years	72 years	2.1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—
1980s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—
1990s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—
2000s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—
2010s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—
2020s	72 years	72 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Botswana or Cote d'Ivoire?: Botswana, at 72 years against 72 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?: 0 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Botswana ranks 82nd and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd 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.