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Brunei vs Djibouti: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brunei
97 years
in 2022
Djibouti
94 years
in 2022
Brunei rank
54th
Djibouti rank
57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Brunei
  • Djibouti
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How they compare

Brunei currently reports 97 years against 94 years in Djibouti, a difference of 3 years.

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

Brunei ranks 54th and Djibouti ranks 57th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 5 and Djibouti in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Djibouti 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 0.3 years 2.1 years 1.8 years Djibouti
1890s 7.5 years 11.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1900s 17.5 years 21.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1910s 27.5 years 31.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1920s 37.5 years 41.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1930s 47.5 years 51.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1940s 57.5 years 61.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1950s 67.5 years 71.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1960s 77.5 years 81.5 years 4 years Djibouti
1970s 87.5 years 91.2 years 3.7 years Djibouti
1980s 96 years 94 years 2 years Brunei
1990s 97 years 94 years 3 years Brunei
2000s 97 years 94 years 3 years Brunei
2010s 97 years 94 years 3 years Brunei
2020s 97 years 94 years 3 years Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Brunei or Djibouti?
Brunei, at 97 years against 94 years in Djibouti as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brunei and Djibouti?
3 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Djibouti?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Djibouti rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Brunei ranks 54th and Djibouti ranks 57th 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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About this data

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.