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.

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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.