How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Brunei vs Guinea-Bissau: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brunei

97 years

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau

96 years

in 2022

Brunei rank

54th

Guinea-Bissau rank

56th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Brunei
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 97 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1 years.

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

Brunei ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 4 and Guinea-Bissau in 11.

Head to head by decade

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1870s	0 years	0.1 years	0.1 years	Guinea-Bissau
1880s	0.3 years	6.5 years	6.2 years	Guinea-Bissau
1890s	7.5 years	16.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1900s	17.5 years	26.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1910s	27.5 years	36.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1920s	37.5 years	46.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1930s	47.5 years	56.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1940s	57.5 years	66.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1950s	67.5 years	76.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	77.5 years	86.5 years	9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	87.5 years	95 years	7.5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	96 years	96 years	0 years	—
1990s	97 years	96 years	1 years	Brunei
2000s	97 years	96 years	1 years	Brunei
2010s	97 years	96 years	1 years	Brunei
2020s	97 years	96 years	1 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 Guinea-Bissau?: Brunei, at 97 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brunei and Guinea-Bissau?: 1 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Guinea-Bissau?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Brunei ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th 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.