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

Cuba, at 389 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.

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

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 Guyana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cuba

389 years

in 2022

Guyana

387 years

in 2022

Cuba rank

7th

Guyana rank

8th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Cuba
Guyana

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 389 years against 387 years in Guyana, a difference of 2 years.

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

Cuba ranks 7th and Guyana ranks 8th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Guyana	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	4.5 years	0 years	4.5 years	Cuba
1520s	14.5 years	0 years	14.5 years	Cuba
1530s	24.5 years	0 years	24.5 years	Cuba
1540s	34.5 years	0 years	34.5 years	Cuba
1550s	44.5 years	0 years	44.5 years	Cuba
1560s	54.5 years	0 years	54.5 years	Cuba
1570s	64.5 years	0 years	64.5 years	Cuba
1580s	74.5 years	5.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1590s	84.5 years	15.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1600s	94.5 years	25.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1610s	104.5 years	35.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1620s	114.5 years	45.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1630s	124.5 years	55.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1640s	134.5 years	65.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1650s	144.5 years	75.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1660s	154.5 years	85.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1670s	164.5 years	95.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1680s	174.5 years	105.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1690s	184.5 years	115.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1700s	194.5 years	125.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1710s	204.5 years	135.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1720s	214.5 years	145.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1730s	224.5 years	155.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1740s	234.5 years	165.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1750s	244.5 years	175.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1760s	254.5 years	185.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1770s	264.5 years	195.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1780s	274.5 years	205.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1790s	284.5 years	215.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1800s	294.5 years	225.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1810s	304.5 years	235.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1820s	314.5 years	245.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1830s	324.5 years	255.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1840s	334.5 years	265.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1850s	344.5 years	275.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1860s	354.5 years	285.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1870s	364.5 years	295.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1880s	374.5 years	305.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1890s	384.5 years	315.5 years	69 years	Cuba
1900s	389 years	325.5 years	63.5 years	Cuba
1910s	389 years	335.5 years	53.5 years	Cuba
1920s	389 years	345.5 years	43.5 years	Cuba
1930s	389 years	355.5 years	33.5 years	Cuba
1940s	389 years	365.5 years	23.5 years	Cuba
1950s	389 years	375.5 years	13.5 years	Cuba
1960s	389 years	384.9 years	4.1 years	Cuba
1970s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba
1980s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba
1990s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba
2000s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba
2010s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba
2020s	389 years	387 years	2 years	Cuba

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 Guyana?: Cuba, at 389 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Cuba and Guyana?: 2 years, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Guyana?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Cuba and Guyana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Cuba ranks 7th and Guyana ranks 8th 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.