How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Solomon Islands?

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 Solomon Islands: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Brunei

97 years

in 2022

Solomon Islands

94 years

in 2022

Brunei rank

54th

Solomon Islands rank

57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Brunei
Solomon Islands

How they compare

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

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

Brunei ranks 54th and Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 159 countries.

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

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1880s	0.3 years	1.5 years	1.2 years	Solomon Islands
1890s	7.5 years	10.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1900s	17.5 years	20.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1910s	27.5 years	30.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1920s	37.5 years	40.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1930s	47.5 years	50.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1940s	57.5 years	60.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1950s	67.5 years	70.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1960s	77.5 years	80.5 years	3 years	Solomon Islands
1970s	87.5 years	90.4 years	2.9 years	Solomon Islands
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 Solomon Islands?: Brunei, at 97 years against 94 years in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Brunei and Solomon Islands?: 3 years, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Solomon Islands?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Brunei and Solomon Islands rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Brunei ranks 54th and Solomon Islands 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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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.