How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Solomon Islands?

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 Solomon Islands: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Djibouti

94 years

in 2022

Solomon Islands

94 years

in 2022

Djibouti rank

57th

Solomon Islands rank

57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Djibouti
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 94 years against 94 years in Solomon Islands, a difference of 0 years.

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

Djibouti ranks 57th and Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Djibouti	Solomon Islands	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	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1520s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1530s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1540s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1550s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1560s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1570s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1580s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1590s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1600s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1610s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1620s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1630s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1640s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1650s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1660s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1670s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1680s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1690s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1700s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1710s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1720s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1730s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1740s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1750s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1760s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1770s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1780s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1790s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1800s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1810s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1820s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1830s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1840s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1850s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1860s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1870s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1880s	2.1 years	1.5 years	0.6 years	Djibouti
1890s	11.5 years	10.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1900s	21.5 years	20.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1910s	31.5 years	30.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1920s	41.5 years	40.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1930s	51.5 years	50.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1940s	61.5 years	60.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1950s	71.5 years	70.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1960s	81.5 years	80.5 years	1 years	Djibouti
1970s	91.2 years	90.4 years	0.8 years	Djibouti
1980s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
1990s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2000s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2010s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2020s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—

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 Solomon Islands?: Djibouti, at 94 years against 94 years in Solomon Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Djibouti and Solomon Islands?: 0 years, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Solomon Islands?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Djibouti and Solomon Islands rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Djibouti ranks 57th and Solomon Islands ranks 57th 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.