Comoros vs Laos: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Comoros
62 years
in 2022
Laos
62 years
in 2022
Comoros rank
98th
Laos rank
98th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Comoros
  • Laos
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How they compare

Comoros currently reports 62 years against 62 years in Laos, a difference of 0 years.

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

Comoros ranks 98th and Laos ranks 98th 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.