Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Canada or Panama?

Canada, at 312 years against 303 years in Panama as of 2022.

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

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 Panama: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Canada

312 years

in 2022

Panama

303 years

in 2022

Canada rank

19th

Panama rank

22nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Canada
Panama

How they compare

Canada currently reports 312 years against 303 years in Panama, a difference of 9 years.

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

Canada ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 12 and Panama in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Panama	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	0.1 years	0.1 years	Panama
1520s	0 years	6.5 years	6.5 years	Panama
1530s	0 years	16.5 years	16.5 years	Panama
1540s	0 years	26.5 years	26.5 years	Panama
1550s	0 years	36.5 years	36.5 years	Panama
1560s	0 years	46.5 years	46.5 years	Panama
1570s	0 years	56.5 years	56.5 years	Panama
1580s	0 years	66.5 years	66.5 years	Panama
1590s	0 years	76.5 years	76.5 years	Panama
1600s	0.3 years	86.5 years	86.2 years	Panama
1610s	7.5 years	96.5 years	89 years	Panama
1620s	17.5 years	106.5 years	89 years	Panama
1630s	27.5 years	116.5 years	89 years	Panama
1640s	37.5 years	126.5 years	89 years	Panama
1650s	47.5 years	136.5 years	89 years	Panama
1660s	57.5 years	146.5 years	89 years	Panama
1670s	67.5 years	156.5 years	89 years	Panama
1680s	77.5 years	166.5 years	89 years	Panama
1690s	87.5 years	176.5 years	89 years	Panama
1700s	97.5 years	186.5 years	89 years	Panama
1710s	107.5 years	196.5 years	89 years	Panama
1720s	117.5 years	206.5 years	89 years	Panama
1730s	127.5 years	216.5 years	89 years	Panama
1740s	137.5 years	226.5 years	89 years	Panama
1750s	147.5 years	236.5 years	89 years	Panama
1760s	157.5 years	246.5 years	89 years	Panama
1770s	167.5 years	256.5 years	89 years	Panama
1780s	177.5 years	266.5 years	89 years	Panama
1790s	187.5 years	276.5 years	89 years	Panama
1800s	197.5 years	286.5 years	89 years	Panama
1810s	207.5 years	296.5 years	89 years	Panama
1820s	217.5 years	302.9 years	85.4 years	Panama
1830s	227.5 years	303 years	75.5 years	Panama
1840s	237.5 years	303 years	65.5 years	Panama
1850s	247.5 years	303 years	55.5 years	Panama
1860s	257.5 years	303 years	45.5 years	Panama
1870s	267.5 years	303 years	35.5 years	Panama
1880s	277.5 years	303 years	25.5 years	Panama
1890s	287.5 years	303 years	15.5 years	Panama
1900s	297.5 years	303 years	5.5 years	Panama
1910s	307.5 years	303 years	4.5 years	Canada
1920s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1930s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1940s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1950s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1960s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1970s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1980s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
1990s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
2000s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
2010s	312 years	303 years	9 years	Canada
2020s	312 years	303 years	9 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 Panama?: Canada, at 312 years against 303 years in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Canada and Panama?: 9 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Panama?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Canada and Panama rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Canada ranks 19th and Panama ranks 22nd 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.