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

Botswana
72 years
in 2022
Tonga
71 years
in 2022
Botswana rank
82nd
Tonga rank
85th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Botswana
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 72 years against 71 years in Tonga, a difference of 1 years.

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

Botswana ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tonga 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 0 years 1.5 years Botswana
1900s 10.5 years 5.5 years 5 years Botswana
1910s 20.5 years 15.5 years 5 years Botswana
1920s 30.5 years 25.5 years 5 years Botswana
1930s 40.5 years 35.5 years 5 years Botswana
1940s 50.5 years 45.5 years 5 years Botswana
1950s 60.5 years 55.5 years 5 years Botswana
1960s 69.9 years 65.5 years 4.4 years Botswana
1970s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana
1980s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana
1990s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana
2000s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana
2010s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana
2020s 72 years 71 years 1 years Botswana

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 Tonga?
Botswana, at 72 years against 71 years in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Botswana and Tonga?
1 years, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tonga?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Botswana and Tonga rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Botswana ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th 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.