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Dominican Republic vs Trinidad and Tobago: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Dominican Republic
371 years
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
371 years
in 2022
Dominican Republic rank
9th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 371 years against 371 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0 years.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 9th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th 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 Trinidad and Tobago 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 3.6 years 96.9 years Dominican Republic
1600s 110.5 years 13.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1610s 120.5 years 23.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1620s 130.5 years 33.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1630s 140.5 years 43.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1640s 150.5 years 53.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1650s 160.5 years 63.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1660s 170.5 years 73.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1670s 180.5 years 83.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1680s 190.5 years 93.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1690s 200.5 years 103.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1700s 210.5 years 113.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1710s 220.5 years 123.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1720s 230.5 years 133.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1730s 240.5 years 143.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1740s 250.5 years 153.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1750s 260.5 years 163.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1760s 270.5 years 173.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1770s 280.5 years 183.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1780s 290.5 years 193.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1790s 300.5 years 203.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1800s 310.5 years 213.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1810s 320.5 years 223.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1820s 330.5 years 233.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1830s 340.5 years 243.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1840s 350.5 years 253.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1850s 360.5 years 263.5 years 97 years Dominican Republic
1860s 369.5 years 273.5 years 96 years Dominican Republic
1870s 371 years 283.5 years 87.5 years Dominican Republic
1880s 371 years 293.5 years 77.5 years Dominican Republic
1890s 371 years 303.5 years 67.5 years Dominican Republic
1900s 371 years 313.5 years 57.5 years Dominican Republic
1910s 371 years 323.5 years 47.5 years Dominican Republic
1920s 371 years 333.5 years 37.5 years Dominican Republic
1930s 371 years 343.5 years 27.5 years Dominican Republic
1940s 371 years 353.5 years 17.5 years Dominican Republic
1950s 371 years 363.5 years 7.5 years Dominican Republic
1960s 371 years 370.7 years 0.3 years Dominican Republic
1970s 371 years 371 years 0 years —
1980s 371 years 371 years 0 years —
1990s 371 years 371 years 0 years —
2000s 371 years 371 years 0 years —
2010s 371 years 371 years 0 years —
2020s 371 years 371 years 0 years —

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