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.

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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.