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

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 Ecuador: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brazil

290 years

in 2022

Ecuador

295 years

in 2022

Brazil rank

32nd

Ecuador rank

29th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Brazil
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 295 years against 290 years in Brazil, a difference of 5 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Ecuador ahead.

Brazil ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 29th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 29 and Ecuador in 21.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Ecuador	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	1.5 years	1.3 years	Brazil
1540s	12.5 years	10.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1550s	22.5 years	20.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1560s	32.5 years	30.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1570s	42.5 years	40.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1580s	52.5 years	50.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1590s	62.5 years	60.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1600s	72.5 years	70.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1610s	82.5 years	80.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1620s	92.5 years	90.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1630s	102.5 years	100.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1640s	112.5 years	110.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1650s	122.5 years	120.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1660s	132.5 years	130.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1670s	142.5 years	140.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1680s	152.5 years	150.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1690s	162.5 years	160.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1700s	172.5 years	170.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1710s	182.5 years	180.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1720s	192.5 years	190.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1730s	202.5 years	200.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1740s	212.5 years	210.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1750s	222.5 years	220.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1760s	232.5 years	230.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1770s	242.5 years	240.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1780s	252.5 years	250.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1790s	262.5 years	260.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1800s	272.5 years	270.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1810s	282.5 years	280.5 years	2 years	Brazil
1820s	289.7 years	290.5 years	0.8 years	Ecuador
1830s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1840s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1850s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1860s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1870s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1880s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1890s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1900s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1910s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1920s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1930s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1940s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1950s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1960s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1970s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1980s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
1990s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
2000s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
2010s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador
2020s	290 years	295 years	5 years	Ecuador

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 Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 295 years against 290 years in Brazil as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brazil and Ecuador?: 5 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Ecuador?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Ecuador rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Brazil ranks 32nd and Ecuador ranks 29th 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.