How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

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.

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

Congo

79 years

in 2022

Maldives

79 years

in 2022

Congo rank

72nd

Maldives rank

72nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Congo
Maldives

How they compare

Congo currently reports 79 years against 79 years in Maldives, a difference of 0 years.

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

Congo ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 72nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo	Maldives	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1470s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1480s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
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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	0.6 years	3 years	Congo
1890s	13.5 years	8.5 years	5 years	Congo
1900s	23.5 years	18.5 years	5 years	Congo
1910s	33.5 years	28.5 years	5 years	Congo
1920s	43.5 years	38.5 years	5 years	Congo
1930s	53.5 years	48.5 years	5 years	Congo
1940s	63.5 years	58.5 years	5 years	Congo
1950s	73.5 years	68.5 years	5 years	Congo
1960s	79 years	77.5 years	1.5 years	Congo
1970s	79 years	79 years	0 years	—
1980s	79 years	79 years	0 years	—
1990s	79 years	79 years	0 years	—
2000s	79 years	79 years	0 years	—
2010s	79 years	79 years	0 years	—
2020s	79 years	79 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, Congo or Maldives?: Congo, at 79 years against 79 years in Maldives as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Congo and Maldives?: 0 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Maldives?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Congo and Maldives rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Congo ranks 72nd and Maldives ranks 72nd 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: 18 September 2026

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.