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

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 Mexico: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominica

306 years

in 2022

Mexico

301 years

in 2022

Dominica rank

21st

Mexico rank

23rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Dominica
Mexico

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 306 years against 301 years in Mexico, a difference of 5 years.

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

Dominica ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Mexico	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	4.5 years	4.5 years	Mexico
1530s	0 years	14.5 years	14.5 years	Mexico
1540s	0 years	24.5 years	24.5 years	Mexico
1550s	0 years	34.5 years	34.5 years	Mexico
1560s	0 years	44.5 years	44.5 years	Mexico
1570s	0 years	54.5 years	54.5 years	Mexico
1580s	0 years	64.5 years	64.5 years	Mexico
1590s	0 years	74.5 years	74.5 years	Mexico
1600s	0 years	84.5 years	84.5 years	Mexico
1610s	0 years	94.5 years	94.5 years	Mexico
1620s	0 years	104.5 years	104.5 years	Mexico
1630s	3.6 years	114.5 years	110.9 years	Mexico
1640s	13.5 years	124.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1650s	23.5 years	134.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1660s	33.5 years	144.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1670s	43.5 years	154.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1680s	53.5 years	164.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1690s	63.5 years	174.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1700s	73.5 years	184.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1710s	83.5 years	194.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1720s	93.5 years	204.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1730s	103.5 years	214.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1740s	113.5 years	224.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1750s	123.5 years	234.5 years	111 years	Mexico
1760s	131.4 years	244.5 years	113.1 years	Mexico
1770s	132 years	254.5 years	122.5 years	Mexico
1780s	132 years	264.5 years	132.5 years	Mexico
1790s	132 years	274.5 years	142.5 years	Mexico
1800s	133.5 years	284.5 years	151 years	Mexico
1810s	142.5 years	294.5 years	152 years	Mexico
1820s	152.5 years	300.9 years	148.4 years	Mexico
1830s	162.5 years	301 years	138.5 years	Mexico
1840s	172.5 years	301 years	128.5 years	Mexico
1850s	182.5 years	301 years	118.5 years	Mexico
1860s	192.5 years	301 years	108.5 years	Mexico
1870s	202.5 years	301 years	98.5 years	Mexico
1880s	212.5 years	301 years	88.5 years	Mexico
1890s	222.5 years	301 years	78.5 years	Mexico
1900s	232.5 years	301 years	68.5 years	Mexico
1910s	242.5 years	301 years	58.5 years	Mexico
1920s	252.5 years	301 years	48.5 years	Mexico
1930s	262.5 years	301 years	38.5 years	Mexico
1940s	272.5 years	301 years	28.5 years	Mexico
1950s	282.5 years	301 years	18.5 years	Mexico
1960s	292.5 years	301 years	8.5 years	Mexico
1970s	302.4 years	301 years	1.4 years	Dominica
1980s	306 years	301 years	5 years	Dominica
1990s	306 years	301 years	5 years	Dominica
2000s	306 years	301 years	5 years	Dominica
2010s	306 years	301 years	5 years	Dominica
2020s	306 years	301 years	5 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 Mexico?: Dominica, at 306 years against 301 years in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Dominica and Mexico?: 5 years, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Mexico?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Dominica and Mexico rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Dominica ranks 21st and Mexico ranks 23rd 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.