Costa Rica vs Dominica: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Costa Rica
298 years
in 2022
Dominica
306 years
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
24th
Dominica rank
21st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Dominica
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How they compare

Dominica currently reports 306 years against 298 years in Costa Rica, a difference of 8 years.

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

Costa Rica ranks 24th and Dominica ranks 21st 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.