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

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

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Comoros
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

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

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

Comoros ranks 98th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Nigeria 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 0.1 years 0.1 years Nigeria
1900s 0 years 6.5 years 6.5 years Nigeria
1910s 2.1 years 16.5 years 14.4 years Nigeria
1920s 11.5 years 26.5 years 15 years Nigeria
1930s 21.5 years 36.5 years 15 years Nigeria
1940s 31.5 years 46.5 years 15 years Nigeria
1950s 41.5 years 56.5 years 15 years Nigeria
1960s 51.5 years 62 years 10.5 years Nigeria
1970s 60.5 years 62 years 1.5 years Nigeria
1980s 62 years 62 years 0 years —
1990s 62 years 62 years 0 years —
2000s 62 years 62 years 0 years —
2010s 62 years 62 years 0 years —
2020s 62 years 62 years 0 years —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Comoros or Nigeria?
Comoros, at 62 years against 62 years in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Comoros and Nigeria?
0 years, with Comoros ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Nigeria?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Comoros and Nigeria rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Comoros ranks 98th and Nigeria ranks 98th 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

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.