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

Cameroon
72 years
in 2022
Tonga
71 years
in 2022
Cameroon rank
82nd
Tonga rank
85th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Cameroon
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 72 years against 71 years in Tonga, a difference of 1 years.

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

Cameroon ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Tonga 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 0 years 11.5 years Cameroon
1900s 21.5 years 5.5 years 16 years Cameroon
1910s 30.9 years 15.5 years 15.4 years Cameroon
1920s 36.6 years 25.5 years 11.1 years Cameroon
1930s 46.5 years 35.5 years 11 years Cameroon
1940s 56.5 years 45.5 years 11 years Cameroon
1950s 66.5 years 55.5 years 11 years Cameroon
1960s 72 years 65.5 years 6.5 years Cameroon
1970s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon
1980s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon
1990s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon
2000s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon
2010s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon
2020s 72 years 71 years 1 years Cameroon

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 Tonga?
Cameroon, at 72 years against 71 years in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cameroon and Tonga?
1 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tonga?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cameroon and Tonga rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Cameroon ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th 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.