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
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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.

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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
Last refreshed

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.