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Cambodia vs Vietnam: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cambodia
70 years
in 2022
Vietnam
68 years
in 2022
Cambodia rank
87th
Vietnam rank
90th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Cambodia
  • Vietnam
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 70 years against 68 years in Vietnam, a difference of 2 years.

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

Cambodia ranks 87th and Vietnam ranks 90th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia 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 2.1 years 0.6 years 1.5 years Cambodia
1890s 11.5 years 8.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1900s 21.5 years 18.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1910s 31.5 years 28.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1920s 41.5 years 38.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1930s 51.5 years 48.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1940s 61.5 years 58.5 years 3 years Cambodia
1950s 69.4 years 67 years 2.4 years Cambodia
1960s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
1970s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
1980s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
1990s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
2000s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
2010s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia
2020s 70 years 68 years 2 years Cambodia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Cambodia or Vietnam?
Cambodia, at 70 years against 68 years in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cambodia and Vietnam?
2 years, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Vietnam?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cambodia and Vietnam rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Cambodia ranks 87th 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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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.