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Burundi vs Laos: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Burundi
64 years
in 2022
Laos
62 years
in 2022
Burundi rank
96th
Laos rank
98th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Burundi
  • Laos
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 64 years against 62 years in Laos, a difference of 2 years.

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

Burundi ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 7 and Laos in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Laos 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 0.1 years 2.8 years 2.7 years Laos
1900s 6.5 years 12.5 years 6 years Laos
1910s 16.5 years 22.5 years 6 years Laos
1920s 26.5 years 32.5 years 6 years Laos
1930s 36.5 years 42.5 years 6 years Laos
1940s 46.5 years 52.5 years 6 years Laos
1950s 56.5 years 61 years 4.5 years Laos
1960s 63.7 years 62 years 1.7 years Burundi
1970s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi
1980s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi
1990s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi
2000s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi
2010s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi
2020s 64 years 62 years 2 years Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Burundi or Laos?
Burundi, at 64 years against 62 years in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Burundi and Laos?
2 years, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Laos?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Burundi and Laos rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Burundi ranks 96th and Laos ranks 98th 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

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.