How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Dominica?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

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.

Canada vs Dominica: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Canada

312 years

in 2022

Dominica

306 years

in 2022

Canada rank

19th

Dominica rank

21st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Canada
Dominica

How they compare

Canada currently reports 312 years against 306 years in Dominica, a difference of 6 years.

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

Canada ranks 19th and Dominica ranks 21st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Dominica	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	0.3 years	0 years	0.3 years	Canada
1610s	7.5 years	0 years	7.5 years	Canada
1620s	17.5 years	0 years	17.5 years	Canada
1630s	27.5 years	3.6 years	23.9 years	Canada
1640s	37.5 years	13.5 years	24 years	Canada
1650s	47.5 years	23.5 years	24 years	Canada
1660s	57.5 years	33.5 years	24 years	Canada
1670s	67.5 years	43.5 years	24 years	Canada
1680s	77.5 years	53.5 years	24 years	Canada
1690s	87.5 years	63.5 years	24 years	Canada
1700s	97.5 years	73.5 years	24 years	Canada
1710s	107.5 years	83.5 years	24 years	Canada
1720s	117.5 years	93.5 years	24 years	Canada
1730s	127.5 years	103.5 years	24 years	Canada
1740s	137.5 years	113.5 years	24 years	Canada
1750s	147.5 years	123.5 years	24 years	Canada
1760s	157.5 years	131.4 years	26.1 years	Canada
1770s	167.5 years	132 years	35.5 years	Canada
1780s	177.5 years	132 years	45.5 years	Canada
1790s	187.5 years	132 years	55.5 years	Canada
1800s	197.5 years	133.5 years	64 years	Canada
1810s	207.5 years	142.5 years	65 years	Canada
1820s	217.5 years	152.5 years	65 years	Canada
1830s	227.5 years	162.5 years	65 years	Canada
1840s	237.5 years	172.5 years	65 years	Canada
1850s	247.5 years	182.5 years	65 years	Canada
1860s	257.5 years	192.5 years	65 years	Canada
1870s	267.5 years	202.5 years	65 years	Canada
1880s	277.5 years	212.5 years	65 years	Canada
1890s	287.5 years	222.5 years	65 years	Canada
1900s	297.5 years	232.5 years	65 years	Canada
1910s	307.5 years	242.5 years	65 years	Canada
1920s	312 years	252.5 years	59.5 years	Canada
1930s	312 years	262.5 years	49.5 years	Canada
1940s	312 years	272.5 years	39.5 years	Canada
1950s	312 years	282.5 years	29.5 years	Canada
1960s	312 years	292.5 years	19.5 years	Canada
1970s	312 years	302.4 years	9.6 years	Canada
1980s	312 years	306 years	6 years	Canada
1990s	312 years	306 years	6 years	Canada
2000s	312 years	306 years	6 years	Canada
2010s	312 years	306 years	6 years	Canada
2020s	312 years	306 years	6 years	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Canada or Dominica?: Canada, at 312 years against 306 years in Dominica as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Canada and Dominica?: 6 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Dominica?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Canada and Dominica rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Canada ranks 19th and Dominica ranks 21st 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: 18 September 2026

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.