Cyprus vs Zambia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Cyprus
47 years
in 2022
Zambia
42 years
in 2022
Cyprus rank
112th
Zambia rank
113th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Cyprus
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 47 years against 42 years in Zambia, a difference of 5 years.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

Across all 109 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 112th and Zambia ranks 113th 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
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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.