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

Canada
312 years
in 2022
Grenada
325 years
in 2022
Canada rank
19th
Grenada rank
18th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Canada
  • Grenada
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How they compare

Grenada currently reports 325 years against 312 years in Canada, a difference of 13 years.

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

Canada ranks 19th and Grenada ranks 18th 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.