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
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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.

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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.