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Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Burkina Faso
66 years
in 2022
Sierra Leone
66 years
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Sierra Leone rank
92nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 66 years against 66 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Sierra Leone 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 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 1.5 years 1 years 0.5 years Burkina Faso
1900s 10.5 years 9.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1910s 20.5 years 19.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1920s 30.5 years 29.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1930s 40.5 years 39.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1940s 50.5 years 49.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1950s 60.5 years 59.5 years 1 years Burkina Faso
1960s 66 years 65.9 years 0.1 years Burkina Faso
1970s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
1980s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
1990s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2000s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2010s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2020s 66 years 66 years 0 years —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
Burkina Faso, at 66 years against 66 years in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
0 years, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd 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.