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Congo vs Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Congo
79 years
in 2022
Guinea
78 years
in 2022
Congo rank
72nd
Guinea rank
74th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Congo
  • Guinea
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 79 years against 78 years in Guinea, a difference of 1 years.

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

Congo ranks 72nd and Guinea ranks 74th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 7 and Guinea in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Guinea 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 3.6 years 4.5 years 0.9 years Guinea
1890s 13.5 years 14.5 years 1 years Guinea
1900s 23.5 years 24.5 years 1 years Guinea
1910s 33.5 years 34.5 years 1 years Guinea
1920s 43.5 years 44.5 years 1 years Guinea
1930s 53.5 years 54.5 years 1 years Guinea
1940s 63.5 years 64.5 years 1 years Guinea
1950s 73.5 years 74.4 years 0.9 years Guinea
1960s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
1970s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
1980s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
1990s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
2000s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
2010s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo
2020s 79 years 78 years 1 years Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Congo or Guinea?
Congo, at 79 years against 78 years in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Congo and Guinea?
1 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Guinea?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Congo and Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Congo ranks 72nd and Guinea ranks 74th 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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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.