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Burkina Faso vs Vietnam: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Burkina Faso
66 years
in 2022
Vietnam
68 years
in 2022
Burkina Faso rank
92nd
Vietnam rank
90th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 68 years against 66 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.

Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 90th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Vietnam 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 0.6 years 0.6 years Vietnam
1890s 1.5 years 8.5 years 7 years Vietnam
1900s 10.5 years 18.5 years 8 years Vietnam
1910s 20.5 years 28.5 years 8 years Vietnam
1920s 30.5 years 38.5 years 8 years Vietnam
1930s 40.5 years 48.5 years 8 years Vietnam
1940s 50.5 years 58.5 years 8 years Vietnam
1950s 60.5 years 67 years 6.5 years Vietnam
1960s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
1970s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
1980s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
1990s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
2000s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
2010s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam
2020s 66 years 68 years 2 years Vietnam

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 Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 68 years against 66 years in Burkina Faso as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Burkina Faso and Vietnam?
2 years, with Vietnam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Vietnam?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Burkina Faso and Vietnam rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Burkina Faso ranks 92nd and Vietnam ranks 90th 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.