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

Democratic Republic of Congo
76 years
in 2022
Gambia
78 years
in 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
76th
Gambia rank
74th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Gambia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 78 years against 76 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Gambia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 76th and Gambia ranks 74th 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.