Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Brazil or Chile?

Brazil, at 290 years against 278 years in Chile as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?

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.

Brazil vs Chile: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brazil

290 years

in 2022

Chile

278 years

in 2022

Brazil rank

32nd

Chile rank

33rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Brazil
Chile

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 290 years against 278 years in Chile, a difference of 12 years.

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

Brazil ranks 32nd and Chile ranks 33rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Chile	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	2.8 years	0 years	2.8 years	Brazil
1540s	12.5 years	4.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1550s	22.5 years	14.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1560s	32.5 years	24.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1570s	42.5 years	34.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1580s	52.5 years	44.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1590s	62.5 years	54.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1600s	72.5 years	64.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1610s	82.5 years	74.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1620s	92.5 years	84.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1630s	102.5 years	94.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1640s	112.5 years	104.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1650s	122.5 years	114.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1660s	132.5 years	124.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1670s	142.5 years	134.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1680s	152.5 years	144.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1690s	162.5 years	154.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1700s	172.5 years	164.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1710s	182.5 years	174.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1720s	192.5 years	184.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1730s	202.5 years	194.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1740s	212.5 years	204.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1750s	222.5 years	214.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1760s	232.5 years	224.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1770s	242.5 years	234.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1780s	252.5 years	244.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1790s	262.5 years	254.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1800s	272.5 years	264.5 years	8 years	Brazil
1810s	282.5 years	274.4 years	8.1 years	Brazil
1820s	289.7 years	278 years	11.7 years	Brazil
1830s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1840s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1850s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1860s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1870s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1880s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1890s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1900s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1910s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1920s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1930s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1940s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1950s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1960s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1970s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1980s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
1990s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
2000s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
2010s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil
2020s	290 years	278 years	12 years	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Brazil or Chile?: Brazil, at 290 years against 278 years in Chile as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brazil and Chile?: 12 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Brazil ranks 32nd and Chile ranks 33rd 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.