What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?

2 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Djibouti vs Guinea-Bissau: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Djibouti

94 years

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau

96 years

in 2022

Djibouti rank

57th

Guinea-Bissau rank

56th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Djibouti
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 96 years against 94 years in Djibouti, a difference of 2 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Djibouti ranks 57th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 159 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

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1870s	0 years	0.1 years	0.1 years	Guinea-Bissau
1880s	2.1 years	6.5 years	4.4 years	Guinea-Bissau
1890s	11.5 years	16.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1900s	21.5 years	26.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1910s	31.5 years	36.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1920s	41.5 years	46.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1930s	51.5 years	56.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1940s	61.5 years	66.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1950s	71.5 years	76.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	81.5 years	86.5 years	5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	91.2 years	95 years	3.8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	94 years	96 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	94 years	96 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	94 years	96 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	94 years	96 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	94 years	96 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Djibouti or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 96 years against 94 years in Djibouti as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?: 2 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Djibouti and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Djibouti ranks 57th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th 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.