Cote d'Ivoire vs Malawi: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Cote d'Ivoire
72 years
in 2022
Malawi
74 years
in 2022
Cote d'Ivoire rank
82nd
Malawi rank
79th
Years a country was a European overseas colony over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 74 years against 72 years in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 2 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Malawi ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th of 159 countries.
Across the 57 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 8 and Malawi in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Malawi | 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 | 0.1 years | 0 years | 0.1 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1890s | 6.5 years | 4.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1900s | 16.5 years | 14.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1910s | 26.5 years | 24.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1920s | 36.5 years | 34.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1930s | 46.5 years | 44.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1940s | 56.5 years | 54.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1950s | 66.5 years | 64.5 years | 2 years | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1960s | 72 years | 73 years | 1 years | Malawi |
| 1970s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
| 1980s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
| 1990s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
| 2000s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
| 2010s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
| 2020s | 72 years | 74 years | 2 years | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Cote d'Ivoire or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 74 years against 72 years in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2022.
- What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 2 years, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi?
- 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Malawi rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 79th 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
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.