What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cote d'Ivoire and Tonga?

1 years, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Tonga?

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.

Cote d'Ivoire vs Tonga: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cote d'Ivoire

72 years

in 2022

Tonga

71 years

in 2022

Cote d'Ivoire rank

82nd

Tonga rank

85th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Cote d'Ivoire
Tonga

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 72 years against 71 years in Tonga, a difference of 1 years.

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

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th of 159 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

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1880s	0.1 years	0 years	0.1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1890s	6.5 years	0 years	6.5 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1900s	16.5 years	5.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1910s	26.5 years	15.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1920s	36.5 years	25.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1930s	46.5 years	35.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1940s	56.5 years	45.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1950s	66.5 years	55.5 years	11 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1960s	72 years	65.5 years	6.5 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1970s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1980s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
1990s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2000s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2010s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire
2020s	72 years	71 years	1 years	Cote d'Ivoire

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 Tonga?: Cote d'Ivoire, at 72 years against 71 years in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cote d'Ivoire and Tonga?: 1 years, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Tonga?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Tonga rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Cote d'Ivoire ranks 82nd and Tonga ranks 85th 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.