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Dominican Republic vs Guyana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominican Republic
371 years
in 2022
Guyana
387 years
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
9th
Guyana rank
8th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Guyana
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 387 years against 371 years in Dominican Republic, a difference of 16 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 9th and Guyana ranks 8th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 46 and Guyana in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Guyana Difference Ahead
1460s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1470s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1480s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1490s 1.5 years 0 years 1.5 years Dominican Republic
1500s 10.5 years 0 years 10.5 years Dominican Republic
1510s 20.5 years 0 years 20.5 years Dominican Republic
1520s 30.5 years 0 years 30.5 years Dominican Republic
1530s 40.5 years 0 years 40.5 years Dominican Republic
1540s 50.5 years 0 years 50.5 years Dominican Republic
1550s 60.5 years 0 years 60.5 years Dominican Republic
1560s 70.5 years 0 years 70.5 years Dominican Republic
1570s 80.5 years 0 years 80.5 years Dominican Republic
1580s 90.5 years 5.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1590s 100.5 years 15.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1600s 110.5 years 25.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1610s 120.5 years 35.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1620s 130.5 years 45.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1630s 140.5 years 55.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1640s 150.5 years 65.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1650s 160.5 years 75.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1660s 170.5 years 85.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1670s 180.5 years 95.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1680s 190.5 years 105.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1690s 200.5 years 115.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1700s 210.5 years 125.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1710s 220.5 years 135.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1720s 230.5 years 145.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1730s 240.5 years 155.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1740s 250.5 years 165.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1750s 260.5 years 175.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1760s 270.5 years 185.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1770s 280.5 years 195.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1780s 290.5 years 205.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1790s 300.5 years 215.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1800s 310.5 years 225.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1810s 320.5 years 235.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1820s 330.5 years 245.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1830s 340.5 years 255.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1840s 350.5 years 265.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1850s 360.5 years 275.5 years 85 years Dominican Republic
1860s 369.5 years 285.5 years 84 years Dominican Republic
1870s 371 years 295.5 years 75.5 years Dominican Republic
1880s 371 years 305.5 years 65.5 years Dominican Republic
1890s 371 years 315.5 years 55.5 years Dominican Republic
1900s 371 years 325.5 years 45.5 years Dominican Republic
1910s 371 years 335.5 years 35.5 years Dominican Republic
1920s 371 years 345.5 years 25.5 years Dominican Republic
1930s 371 years 355.5 years 15.5 years Dominican Republic
1940s 371 years 365.5 years 5.5 years Dominican Republic
1950s 371 years 375.5 years 4.5 years Guyana
1960s 371 years 384.9 years 13.9 years Guyana
1970s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana
1980s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana
1990s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana
2000s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana
2010s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana
2020s 371 years 387 years 16 years Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Dominican Republic or Guyana?
Guyana, at 387 years against 371 years in Dominican Republic as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Dominican Republic and Guyana?
16 years, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guyana?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Guyana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th and Guyana ranks 8th 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

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.