Dominican Republic vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominican Republic
371 years
in 2022
Saint Kitts and Nevis
361 years
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
9th
Saint Kitts and Nevis rank
11th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 371 years against 361 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 10 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 9th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Saint Kitts and Nevis 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 0 years 90.5 years Dominican Republic
1590s 100.5 years 0 years 100.5 years Dominican Republic
1600s 110.5 years 0 years 110.5 years Dominican Republic
1610s 120.5 years 0 years 120.5 years Dominican Republic
1620s 130.5 years 2.8 years 127.7 years Dominican Republic
1630s 140.5 years 12.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1640s 150.5 years 22.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1650s 160.5 years 32.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1660s 170.5 years 42.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1670s 180.5 years 52.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1680s 190.5 years 62.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1690s 200.5 years 72.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1700s 210.5 years 82.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1710s 220.5 years 92.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1720s 230.5 years 102.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1730s 240.5 years 112.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1740s 250.5 years 122.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1750s 260.5 years 132.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1760s 270.5 years 142.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1770s 280.5 years 152.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1780s 290.5 years 162.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1790s 300.5 years 172.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1800s 310.5 years 182.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1810s 320.5 years 192.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1820s 330.5 years 202.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1830s 340.5 years 212.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1840s 350.5 years 222.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1850s 360.5 years 232.5 years 128 years Dominican Republic
1860s 369.5 years 242.5 years 127 years Dominican Republic
1870s 371 years 252.5 years 118.5 years Dominican Republic
1880s 371 years 262.5 years 108.5 years Dominican Republic
1890s 371 years 272.5 years 98.5 years Dominican Republic
1900s 371 years 282.5 years 88.5 years Dominican Republic
1910s 371 years 292.5 years 78.5 years Dominican Republic
1920s 371 years 302.5 years 68.5 years Dominican Republic
1930s 371 years 312.5 years 58.5 years Dominican Republic
1940s 371 years 322.5 years 48.5 years Dominican Republic
1950s 371 years 332.5 years 38.5 years Dominican Republic
1960s 371 years 342.5 years 28.5 years Dominican Republic
1970s 371 years 352.5 years 18.5 years Dominican Republic
1980s 371 years 360.4 years 10.6 years Dominican Republic
1990s 371 years 361 years 10 years Dominican Republic
2000s 371 years 361 years 10 years Dominican Republic
2010s 371 years 361 years 10 years Dominican Republic
2020s 371 years 361 years 10 years Dominican Republic

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 Saint Kitts and Nevis?
Dominican Republic, at 371 years against 361 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
10 years, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Dominican Republic and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th 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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About this data

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.