Statizoid

Ecuador vs El Salvador: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Ecuador
295 years
in 2022
El Salvador
294 years
in 2022
Ecuador rank
29th
El Salvador rank
30th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
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How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 295 years against 294 years in El Salvador, a difference of 1 years.

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

Ecuador ranks 29th and El Salvador ranks 30th of 159 countries.

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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.