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

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 Suriname: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Canada

312 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Canada rank

19th

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Canada
Suriname

How they compare

Canada currently reports 312 years against 308 years in Suriname, a difference of 4 years.

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

Canada ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Suriname	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	0 years	27.5 years	Canada
1640s	37.5 years	0 years	37.5 years	Canada
1650s	47.5 years	0 years	47.5 years	Canada
1660s	57.5 years	0.6 years	56.9 years	Canada
1670s	67.5 years	8.5 years	59 years	Canada
1680s	77.5 years	18.5 years	59 years	Canada
1690s	87.5 years	28.5 years	59 years	Canada
1700s	97.5 years	38.5 years	59 years	Canada
1710s	107.5 years	48.5 years	59 years	Canada
1720s	117.5 years	58.5 years	59 years	Canada
1730s	127.5 years	68.5 years	59 years	Canada
1740s	137.5 years	78.5 years	59 years	Canada
1750s	147.5 years	88.5 years	59 years	Canada
1760s	157.5 years	98.5 years	59 years	Canada
1770s	167.5 years	108.5 years	59 years	Canada
1780s	177.5 years	118.5 years	59 years	Canada
1790s	187.5 years	128.5 years	59 years	Canada
1800s	197.5 years	138.5 years	59 years	Canada
1810s	207.5 years	148.5 years	59 years	Canada
1820s	217.5 years	158.5 years	59 years	Canada
1830s	227.5 years	168.5 years	59 years	Canada
1840s	237.5 years	178.5 years	59 years	Canada
1850s	247.5 years	188.5 years	59 years	Canada
1860s	257.5 years	198.5 years	59 years	Canada
1870s	267.5 years	208.5 years	59 years	Canada
1880s	277.5 years	218.5 years	59 years	Canada
1890s	287.5 years	228.5 years	59 years	Canada
1900s	297.5 years	238.5 years	59 years	Canada
1910s	307.5 years	248.5 years	59 years	Canada
1920s	312 years	258.5 years	53.5 years	Canada
1930s	312 years	268.5 years	43.5 years	Canada
1940s	312 years	278.5 years	33.5 years	Canada
1950s	312 years	288.5 years	23.5 years	Canada
1960s	312 years	298.5 years	13.5 years	Canada
1970s	312 years	307 years	5 years	Canada
1980s	312 years	308 years	4 years	Canada
1990s	312 years	308 years	4 years	Canada
2000s	312 years	308 years	4 years	Canada
2010s	312 years	308 years	4 years	Canada
2020s	312 years	308 years	4 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 Suriname?: Canada, at 312 years against 308 years in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Canada and Suriname?: 4 years, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Canada and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Canada ranks 19th and Suriname ranks 20th 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.