How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?

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.

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

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Colombia	El Salvador	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	1.5 years	0.3 years	1.2 years	Colombia
1530s	10.5 years	7.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1540s	20.5 years	17.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1550s	30.5 years	27.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1560s	40.5 years	37.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1570s	50.5 years	47.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1580s	60.5 years	57.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1590s	70.5 years	67.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1600s	80.5 years	77.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1610s	90.5 years	87.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1620s	100.5 years	97.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1630s	110.5 years	107.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1640s	120.5 years	117.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1650s	130.5 years	127.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1660s	140.5 years	137.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1670s	150.5 years	147.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1680s	160.5 years	157.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1690s	170.5 years	167.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1700s	180.5 years	177.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1710s	190.5 years	187.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1720s	200.5 years	197.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1730s	210.5 years	207.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1740s	220.5 years	217.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1750s	230.5 years	227.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1760s	240.5 years	237.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1770s	250.5 years	247.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1780s	260.5 years	257.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1790s	270.5 years	267.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1800s	280.5 years	277.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1810s	290.5 years	287.5 years	3 years	Colombia
1820s	296 years	293.9 years	2.1 years	Colombia
1830s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1840s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1850s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1860s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1870s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1880s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1890s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1900s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1910s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1920s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1930s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1940s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1950s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1960s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1970s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1980s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
1990s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
2000s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
2010s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia
2020s	296 years	294 years	2 years	Colombia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Colombia or El Salvador?: Colombia, at 296 years against 294 years in El Salvador as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Colombia and El Salvador?: 2 years, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and El Salvador?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Colombia and El Salvador rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Colombia ranks 28th and El Salvador ranks 30th 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.