Chile vs Venezuela: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Chile
278 years
in 2022
Venezuela
266 years
in 2022
Chile rank
33rd
Venezuela rank
36th
Years a country was a European overseas colony over time
- Chile
- Venezuela
How they compare
Chile currently reports 278 years against 266 years in Venezuela, a difference of 12 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Venezuela ahead.
Chile ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Venezuela | 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 | 4.5 years | 0 years | 4.5 years | Chile |
| 1550s | 14.5 years | 1 years | 13.5 years | Chile |
| 1560s | 24.5 years | 9.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1570s | 34.5 years | 19.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1580s | 44.5 years | 29.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1590s | 54.5 years | 39.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1600s | 64.5 years | 49.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1610s | 74.5 years | 59.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1620s | 84.5 years | 69.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1630s | 94.5 years | 79.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1640s | 104.5 years | 89.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1650s | 114.5 years | 99.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1660s | 124.5 years | 109.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1670s | 134.5 years | 119.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1680s | 144.5 years | 129.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1690s | 154.5 years | 139.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1700s | 164.5 years | 149.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1710s | 174.5 years | 159.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1720s | 184.5 years | 169.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1730s | 194.5 years | 179.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1740s | 204.5 years | 189.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1750s | 214.5 years | 199.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1760s | 224.5 years | 209.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1770s | 234.5 years | 219.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1780s | 244.5 years | 229.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1790s | 254.5 years | 239.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1800s | 264.5 years | 249.5 years | 15 years | Chile |
| 1810s | 274.4 years | 259.5 years | 14.9 years | Chile |
| 1820s | 278 years | 265.9 years | 12.1 years | Chile |
| 1830s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1840s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1850s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1860s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1870s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1880s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1890s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1900s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1910s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1920s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1930s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1940s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1950s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1960s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 278 years | 266 years | 12 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 Venezuela?
- Chile, at 278 years against 266 years in Venezuela as of 2022.
- What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Chile and Venezuela?
- 12 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela?
- 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
- How do Chile and Venezuela rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
- Chile ranks 33rd and Venezuela ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.