Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Chad or Egypt?

Egypt, at 54 years against 51 years in Chad as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Egypt?

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.

Chad vs Egypt: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Chad

51 years

in 2022

Egypt

54 years

in 2022

Chad rank

110th

Egypt rank

109th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Chad
Egypt

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 54 years against 51 years in Chad, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Chad's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 110th and Egypt ranks 109th of 159 countries.

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

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1880s	0 years	3.6 years	3.6 years	Egypt
1890s	0 years	13.5 years	13.5 years	Egypt
1900s	0 years	23.5 years	23.5 years	Egypt
1910s	5.5 years	33.5 years	28 years	Egypt
1920s	15.5 years	43.5 years	28 years	Egypt
1930s	25.5 years	52.5 years	27 years	Egypt
1940s	35.5 years	54 years	18.5 years	Egypt
1950s	45.5 years	54 years	8.5 years	Egypt
1960s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
1970s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
1980s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
1990s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
2000s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
2010s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt
2020s	51 years	54 years	3 years	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Chad or Egypt?: Egypt, at 54 years against 51 years in Chad as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Chad and Egypt?: 3 years, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Egypt?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Chad and Egypt rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Chad ranks 110th and Egypt ranks 109th 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.