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

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 Paraguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brazil

290 years

in 2022

Paraguay

275 years

in 2022

Brazil rank

32nd

Paraguay rank

34th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Brazil
Paraguay

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 290 years against 275 years in Paraguay, a difference of 15 years.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.

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

Brazil ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 34th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Paraguay	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	0.6 years	2.2 years	Brazil
1540s	12.5 years	8.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1550s	22.5 years	18.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1560s	32.5 years	28.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1570s	42.5 years	38.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1580s	52.5 years	48.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1590s	62.5 years	58.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1600s	72.5 years	68.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1610s	82.5 years	78.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1620s	92.5 years	88.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1630s	102.5 years	98.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1640s	112.5 years	108.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1650s	122.5 years	118.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1660s	132.5 years	128.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1670s	142.5 years	138.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1680s	152.5 years	148.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1690s	162.5 years	158.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1700s	172.5 years	168.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1710s	182.5 years	178.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1720s	192.5 years	188.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1730s	202.5 years	198.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1740s	212.5 years	208.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1750s	222.5 years	218.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1760s	232.5 years	228.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1770s	242.5 years	238.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1780s	252.5 years	248.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1790s	262.5 years	258.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1800s	272.5 years	268.5 years	4 years	Brazil
1810s	282.5 years	274.9 years	7.6 years	Brazil
1820s	289.7 years	275 years	14.7 years	Brazil
1830s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1840s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1850s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1860s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1870s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1880s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1890s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1900s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1910s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1920s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1930s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1940s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1950s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1960s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1970s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1980s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
1990s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
2000s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
2010s	290 years	275 years	15 years	Brazil
2020s	290 years	275 years	15 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 Paraguay?: Brazil, at 290 years against 275 years in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brazil and Paraguay?: 15 years, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Paraguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brazil and Paraguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Brazil ranks 32nd and Paraguay ranks 34th 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.