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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Gabon: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Democratic Republic of Congo
76 years
in 2022
Gabon
75 years
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
76th
Gabon rank
78th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 76 years against 75 years in Gabon, a difference of 1 years.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 76th and Gabon ranks 78th 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.