Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Ecuador or Peru?

Ecuador, at 295 years against 292 years in Peru as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?

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.

Ecuador vs Peru: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Ecuador

295 years

in 2022

Peru

292 years

in 2022

Ecuador rank

29th

Peru rank

31st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Ecuador
Peru

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 295 years against 292 years in Peru, a difference of 3 years.

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

Ecuador ranks 29th and Peru ranks 31st of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 20 and Peru in 30.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Peru	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	1.5 years	2.8 years	1.3 years	Peru
1540s	10.5 years	12.5 years	2 years	Peru
1550s	20.5 years	22.5 years	2 years	Peru
1560s	30.5 years	32.5 years	2 years	Peru
1570s	40.5 years	42.5 years	2 years	Peru
1580s	50.5 years	52.5 years	2 years	Peru
1590s	60.5 years	62.5 years	2 years	Peru
1600s	70.5 years	72.5 years	2 years	Peru
1610s	80.5 years	82.5 years	2 years	Peru
1620s	90.5 years	92.5 years	2 years	Peru
1630s	100.5 years	102.5 years	2 years	Peru
1640s	110.5 years	112.5 years	2 years	Peru
1650s	120.5 years	122.5 years	2 years	Peru
1660s	130.5 years	132.5 years	2 years	Peru
1670s	140.5 years	142.5 years	2 years	Peru
1680s	150.5 years	152.5 years	2 years	Peru
1690s	160.5 years	162.5 years	2 years	Peru
1700s	170.5 years	172.5 years	2 years	Peru
1710s	180.5 years	182.5 years	2 years	Peru
1720s	190.5 years	192.5 years	2 years	Peru
1730s	200.5 years	202.5 years	2 years	Peru
1740s	210.5 years	212.5 years	2 years	Peru
1750s	220.5 years	222.5 years	2 years	Peru
1760s	230.5 years	232.5 years	2 years	Peru
1770s	240.5 years	242.5 years	2 years	Peru
1780s	250.5 years	252.5 years	2 years	Peru
1790s	260.5 years	262.5 years	2 years	Peru
1800s	270.5 years	272.5 years	2 years	Peru
1810s	280.5 years	282.5 years	2 years	Peru
1820s	290.5 years	291 years	0.5 years	Peru
1830s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1840s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1850s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1860s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1870s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1880s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1890s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1900s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1910s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1920s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1930s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1940s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1950s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1960s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1970s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1980s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
1990s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
2000s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
2010s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador
2020s	295 years	292 years	3 years	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Ecuador or Peru?: Ecuador, at 295 years against 292 years in Peru as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Ecuador and Peru?: 3 years, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Peru?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Ecuador and Peru rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Ecuador ranks 29th and Peru ranks 31st 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.