Statizoid

Colombia vs El Salvador: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Colombia
296 years
in 2022
El Salvador
294 years
in 2022
Colombia rank
28th
El Salvador rank
30th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Colombia
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 296 years against 294 years in El Salvador, a difference of 2 years.

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

Colombia ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 30th 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

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.