Central African Republic vs Chad: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Central African Republic

55 years

in 2022

Chad

51 years

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

108th

Chad rank

110th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Central African Republic
Chad

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 55 years against 51 years in Chad, a difference of 4 years.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 108th and Chad ranks 110th 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: 07 August 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.