Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Cuba or Ghana?

Ghana, at 426 years against 389 years in Cuba as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?

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.

Cuba vs Ghana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cuba

389 years

in 2022

Ghana

426 years

in 2022

Cuba rank

7th

Ghana rank

5th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Cuba
Ghana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 426 years against 389 years in Cuba, a difference of 37 years.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.

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

Cuba ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 5th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 7 and Ghana in 48.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Ghana	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1470s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1480s	0 years	3.6 years	3.6 years	Ghana
1490s	0 years	13.5 years	13.5 years	Ghana
1500s	0 years	23.5 years	23.5 years	Ghana
1510s	4.5 years	33.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1520s	14.5 years	43.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1530s	24.5 years	53.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1540s	34.5 years	63.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1550s	44.5 years	73.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1560s	54.5 years	83.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1570s	64.5 years	93.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1580s	74.5 years	103.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1590s	84.5 years	113.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1600s	94.5 years	123.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1610s	104.5 years	133.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1620s	114.5 years	143.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1630s	124.5 years	153.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1640s	134.5 years	163.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1650s	144.5 years	173.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1660s	154.5 years	183.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1670s	164.5 years	193.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1680s	174.5 years	203.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1690s	184.5 years	213.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1700s	194.5 years	223.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1710s	204.5 years	233.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1720s	214.5 years	243.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1730s	224.5 years	253.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1740s	234.5 years	263.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1750s	244.5 years	273.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1760s	254.5 years	283.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1770s	264.5 years	293.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1780s	274.5 years	303.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1790s	284.5 years	313.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1800s	294.5 years	323.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1810s	304.5 years	333.5 years	29 years	Ghana
1820s	314.5 years	341.4 years	26.9 years	Ghana
1830s	324.5 years	342 years	17.5 years	Ghana
1840s	334.5 years	342 years	7.5 years	Ghana
1850s	344.5 years	342 years	2.5 years	Cuba
1860s	354.5 years	342 years	12.5 years	Cuba
1870s	364.5 years	344.1 years	20.4 years	Cuba
1880s	374.5 years	353.5 years	21 years	Cuba
1890s	384.5 years	363.5 years	21 years	Cuba
1900s	389 years	373.5 years	15.5 years	Cuba
1910s	389 years	383.5 years	5.5 years	Cuba
1920s	389 years	393.5 years	4.5 years	Ghana
1930s	389 years	403.5 years	14.5 years	Ghana
1940s	389 years	413.5 years	24.5 years	Ghana
1950s	389 years	423.2 years	34.2 years	Ghana
1960s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
1970s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
1980s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
1990s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
2000s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
2010s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana
2020s	389 years	426 years	37 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Cuba or Ghana?: Ghana, at 426 years against 389 years in Cuba as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cuba and Ghana?: 37 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ghana?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Ghana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Cuba ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 5th 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.