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

Cameroon
72 years
in 2022
Tanzania
73 years
in 2022
Cameroon rank
82nd
Tanzania rank
80th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 73 years against 72 years in Cameroon, a difference of 1 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 82nd and Tanzania ranks 80th 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.