How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Paraguay?

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.

Chile vs Paraguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Chile

278 years

in 2022

Paraguay

275 years

in 2022

Chile rank

33rd

Paraguay rank

34th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Chile
Paraguay

How they compare

Chile currently reports 278 years against 275 years in Paraguay, a difference of 3 years.

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

Chile ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 34th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 21 and Paraguay in 29.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Paraguay	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	0.6 years	0.6 years	Paraguay
1540s	4.5 years	8.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1550s	14.5 years	18.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1560s	24.5 years	28.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1570s	34.5 years	38.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1580s	44.5 years	48.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1590s	54.5 years	58.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1600s	64.5 years	68.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1610s	74.5 years	78.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1620s	84.5 years	88.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1630s	94.5 years	98.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1640s	104.5 years	108.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1650s	114.5 years	118.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1660s	124.5 years	128.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1670s	134.5 years	138.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1680s	144.5 years	148.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1690s	154.5 years	158.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1700s	164.5 years	168.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1710s	174.5 years	178.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1720s	184.5 years	188.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1730s	194.5 years	198.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1740s	204.5 years	208.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1750s	214.5 years	218.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1760s	224.5 years	228.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1770s	234.5 years	238.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1780s	244.5 years	248.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1790s	254.5 years	258.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1800s	264.5 years	268.5 years	4 years	Paraguay
1810s	274.4 years	274.9 years	0.5 years	Paraguay
1820s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1830s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1840s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1850s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1860s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1870s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1880s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1890s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1900s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1910s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1920s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1930s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1940s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1950s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1960s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1970s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1980s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
1990s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
2000s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
2010s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile
2020s	278 years	275 years	3 years	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Chile or Paraguay?: Chile, at 278 years against 275 years in Paraguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Chile and Paraguay?: 3 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Paraguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Chile and Paraguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Chile ranks 33rd and Paraguay ranks 34th 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.