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

Botswana
72 years
in 2022
Malawi
74 years
in 2022
Botswana rank
82nd
Malawi rank
79th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Botswana
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 74 years against 72 years in Botswana, a difference of 2 years.

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

Botswana ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Malawi 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 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
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 years 0 years —
1890s 1.5 years 4.5 years 3 years Malawi
1900s 10.5 years 14.5 years 4 years Malawi
1910s 20.5 years 24.5 years 4 years Malawi
1920s 30.5 years 34.5 years 4 years Malawi
1930s 40.5 years 44.5 years 4 years Malawi
1940s 50.5 years 54.5 years 4 years Malawi
1950s 60.5 years 64.5 years 4 years Malawi
1960s 69.9 years 73 years 3.1 years Malawi
1970s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
1980s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
1990s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2000s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2010s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2020s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi

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 Malawi?
Malawi, at 74 years against 72 years in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Botswana and Malawi?
2 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Malawi?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Malawi rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Botswana ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th 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

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.