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Cameroon vs Malawi: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cameroon
72 years
in 2022
Malawi
74 years
in 2022
Cameroon rank
82nd
Malawi rank
79th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Cameroon
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 74 years against 72 years in Cameroon, a difference of 2 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Malawi 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 years 2.1 years Cameroon
1890s 11.5 years 4.5 years 7 years Cameroon
1900s 21.5 years 14.5 years 7 years Cameroon
1910s 30.9 years 24.5 years 6.4 years Cameroon
1920s 36.6 years 34.5 years 2.1 years Cameroon
1930s 46.5 years 44.5 years 2 years Cameroon
1940s 56.5 years 54.5 years 2 years Cameroon
1950s 66.5 years 64.5 years 2 years Cameroon
1960s 72 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
1970s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
1980s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
1990s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2000s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2010s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi
2020s 72 years 74 years 2 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Cameroon or Malawi?
Malawi, at 74 years against 72 years in Cameroon as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cameroon and Malawi?
2 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Malawi?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Malawi rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Cameroon ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th 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.