How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Qatar?

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.

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

Central African Republic

55 years

in 2022

Qatar

56 years

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

108th

Qatar rank

107th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Central African Republic
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 56 years against 55 years in Central African Republic, a difference of 1 years.

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

Central African Republic ranks 108th and Qatar ranks 107th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 7 and Qatar in 6.

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1900s	1 years	0 years	1 years	Central African Republic
1910s	9.5 years	1 years	8.5 years	Central African Republic
1920s	19.5 years	9.5 years	10 years	Central African Republic
1930s	29.5 years	19.5 years	10 years	Central African Republic
1940s	39.5 years	29.5 years	10 years	Central African Republic
1950s	49.5 years	39.5 years	10 years	Central African Republic
1960s	55 years	49.5 years	5.5 years	Central African Republic
1970s	55 years	55.9 years	0.9 years	Qatar
1980s	55 years	56 years	1 years	Qatar
1990s	55 years	56 years	1 years	Qatar
2000s	55 years	56 years	1 years	Qatar
2010s	55 years	56 years	1 years	Qatar
2020s	55 years	56 years	1 years	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Central African Republic or Qatar?: Qatar, at 56 years against 55 years in Central African Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Central African Republic and Qatar?: 1 years, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Qatar?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Central African Republic and Qatar rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Central African Republic ranks 108th and Qatar ranks 107th 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.