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Egypt vs Qatar: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Egypt
54 years
in 2022
Qatar
56 years
in 2022
Egypt rank
109th
Qatar rank
107th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Egypt
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 56 years against 54 years in Egypt, a difference of 2 years.

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

Egypt ranks 109th and Qatar ranks 107th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 9 and Qatar in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Qatar 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 3.6 years 0 years 3.6 years Egypt
1890s 13.5 years 0 years 13.5 years Egypt
1900s 23.5 years 0 years 23.5 years Egypt
1910s 33.5 years 1 years 32.5 years Egypt
1920s 43.5 years 9.5 years 34 years Egypt
1930s 52.5 years 19.5 years 33 years Egypt
1940s 54 years 29.5 years 24.5 years Egypt
1950s 54 years 39.5 years 14.5 years Egypt
1960s 54 years 49.5 years 4.5 years Egypt
1970s 54 years 55.9 years 1.9 years Qatar
1980s 54 years 56 years 2 years Qatar
1990s 54 years 56 years 2 years Qatar
2000s 54 years 56 years 2 years Qatar
2010s 54 years 56 years 2 years Qatar
2020s 54 years 56 years 2 years Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Egypt or Qatar?
Qatar, at 56 years against 54 years in Egypt as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Egypt and Qatar?
2 years, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Qatar?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Egypt and Qatar rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Egypt ranks 109th and Qatar ranks 107th 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.