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

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 Suriname: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominica

306 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Dominica rank

21st

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Dominica
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 308 years against 306 years in Dominica, a difference of 2 years.

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

Dominica ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 17 and Suriname in 23.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Suriname	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	3.6 years	0 years	3.6 years	Dominica
1640s	13.5 years	0 years	13.5 years	Dominica
1650s	23.5 years	0 years	23.5 years	Dominica
1660s	33.5 years	0.6 years	32.9 years	Dominica
1670s	43.5 years	8.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1680s	53.5 years	18.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1690s	63.5 years	28.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1700s	73.5 years	38.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1710s	83.5 years	48.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1720s	93.5 years	58.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1730s	103.5 years	68.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1740s	113.5 years	78.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1750s	123.5 years	88.5 years	35 years	Dominica
1760s	131.4 years	98.5 years	32.9 years	Dominica
1770s	132 years	108.5 years	23.5 years	Dominica
1780s	132 years	118.5 years	13.5 years	Dominica
1790s	132 years	128.5 years	3.5 years	Dominica
1800s	133.5 years	138.5 years	5 years	Suriname
1810s	142.5 years	148.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1820s	152.5 years	158.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1830s	162.5 years	168.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1840s	172.5 years	178.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1850s	182.5 years	188.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1860s	192.5 years	198.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1870s	202.5 years	208.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1880s	212.5 years	218.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1890s	222.5 years	228.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1900s	232.5 years	238.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1910s	242.5 years	248.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1920s	252.5 years	258.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1930s	262.5 years	268.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1940s	272.5 years	278.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1950s	282.5 years	288.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1960s	292.5 years	298.5 years	6 years	Suriname
1970s	302.4 years	307 years	4.6 years	Suriname
1980s	306 years	308 years	2 years	Suriname
1990s	306 years	308 years	2 years	Suriname
2000s	306 years	308 years	2 years	Suriname
2010s	306 years	308 years	2 years	Suriname
2020s	306 years	308 years	2 years	Suriname

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 Suriname?: Suriname, at 308 years against 306 years in Dominica as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Dominica and Suriname?: 2 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Dominica and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Dominica ranks 21st and Suriname ranks 20th 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.