How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Guatemala?

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.

Dominica vs Guatemala: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominica

306 years

in 2022

Guatemala

298 years

in 2022

Dominica rank

21st

Guatemala rank

24th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Dominica
Guatemala

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 306 years against 298 years in Guatemala, a difference of 8 years.

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

Dominica ranks 21st and Guatemala ranks 24th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 6 and Guatemala in 45.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Guatemala	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	2.1 years	2.1 years	Guatemala
1530s	0 years	11.5 years	11.5 years	Guatemala
1540s	0 years	21.5 years	21.5 years	Guatemala
1550s	0 years	31.5 years	31.5 years	Guatemala
1560s	0 years	41.5 years	41.5 years	Guatemala
1570s	0 years	51.5 years	51.5 years	Guatemala
1580s	0 years	61.5 years	61.5 years	Guatemala
1590s	0 years	71.5 years	71.5 years	Guatemala
1600s	0 years	81.5 years	81.5 years	Guatemala
1610s	0 years	91.5 years	91.5 years	Guatemala
1620s	0 years	101.5 years	101.5 years	Guatemala
1630s	3.6 years	111.5 years	107.9 years	Guatemala
1640s	13.5 years	121.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1650s	23.5 years	131.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1660s	33.5 years	141.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1670s	43.5 years	151.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1680s	53.5 years	161.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1690s	63.5 years	171.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1700s	73.5 years	181.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1710s	83.5 years	191.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1720s	93.5 years	201.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1730s	103.5 years	211.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1740s	113.5 years	221.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1750s	123.5 years	231.5 years	108 years	Guatemala
1760s	131.4 years	241.5 years	110.1 years	Guatemala
1770s	132 years	251.5 years	119.5 years	Guatemala
1780s	132 years	261.5 years	129.5 years	Guatemala
1790s	132 years	271.5 years	139.5 years	Guatemala
1800s	133.5 years	281.5 years	148 years	Guatemala
1810s	142.5 years	291.5 years	149 years	Guatemala
1820s	152.5 years	297.9 years	145.4 years	Guatemala
1830s	162.5 years	298 years	135.5 years	Guatemala
1840s	172.5 years	298 years	125.5 years	Guatemala
1850s	182.5 years	298 years	115.5 years	Guatemala
1860s	192.5 years	298 years	105.5 years	Guatemala
1870s	202.5 years	298 years	95.5 years	Guatemala
1880s	212.5 years	298 years	85.5 years	Guatemala
1890s	222.5 years	298 years	75.5 years	Guatemala
1900s	232.5 years	298 years	65.5 years	Guatemala
1910s	242.5 years	298 years	55.5 years	Guatemala
1920s	252.5 years	298 years	45.5 years	Guatemala
1930s	262.5 years	298 years	35.5 years	Guatemala
1940s	272.5 years	298 years	25.5 years	Guatemala
1950s	282.5 years	298 years	15.5 years	Guatemala
1960s	292.5 years	298 years	5.5 years	Guatemala
1970s	302.4 years	298 years	4.4 years	Dominica
1980s	306 years	298 years	8 years	Dominica
1990s	306 years	298 years	8 years	Dominica
2000s	306 years	298 years	8 years	Dominica
2010s	306 years	298 years	8 years	Dominica
2020s	306 years	298 years	8 years	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Dominica or Guatemala?: Dominica, at 306 years against 298 years in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Dominica and Guatemala?: 8 years, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Guatemala?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Dominica and Guatemala rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Dominica ranks 21st and Guatemala ranks 24th 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.