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Equatorial Guinea vs United States: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Equatorial Guinea
143 years
in 2022
United States
177 years
in 2022
Equatorial Guinea rank
49th
United States rank
48th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • United States
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How they compare

United States currently reports 177 years against 143 years in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 34 years.

That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and United States ranks 48th of 159 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea United States 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 0.6 years 0.6 years United States
1610s 0 years 8.5 years 8.5 years United States
1620s 0 years 18.5 years 18.5 years United States
1630s 0 years 28.5 years 28.5 years United States
1640s 0 years 38.5 years 38.5 years United States
1650s 0 years 48.5 years 48.5 years United States
1660s 0 years 58.5 years 58.5 years United States
1670s 0 years 68.5 years 68.5 years United States
1680s 0 years 78.5 years 78.5 years United States
1690s 0 years 88.5 years 88.5 years United States
1700s 0 years 98.5 years 98.5 years United States
1710s 0 years 108.5 years 108.5 years United States
1720s 0 years 118.5 years 118.5 years United States
1730s 0 years 128.5 years 128.5 years United States
1740s 0 years 138.5 years 138.5 years United States
1750s 0 years 148.5 years 148.5 years United States
1760s 0 years 158.5 years 158.5 years United States
1770s 0.2 years 168.5 years 168.3 years United States
1780s 1 years 176.4 years 175.4 years United States
1790s 1 years 177 years 176 years United States
1800s 1 years 177 years 176 years United States
1810s 1 years 177 years 176 years United States
1820s 1.6 years 177 years 175.4 years United States
1830s 9.5 years 177 years 167.5 years United States
1840s 19.5 years 177 years 157.5 years United States
1850s 29.5 years 177 years 147.5 years United States
1860s 39.5 years 177 years 137.5 years United States
1870s 49.5 years 177 years 127.5 years United States
1880s 59.5 years 177 years 117.5 years United States
1890s 69.5 years 177 years 107.5 years United States
1900s 79.5 years 177 years 97.5 years United States
1910s 89.5 years 177 years 87.5 years United States
1920s 99.5 years 177 years 77.5 years United States
1930s 109.5 years 177 years 67.5 years United States
1940s 119.5 years 177 years 57.5 years United States
1950s 129.5 years 177 years 47.5 years United States
1960s 139.4 years 177 years 37.6 years United States
1970s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States
1980s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States
1990s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States
2000s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States
2010s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States
2020s 143 years 177 years 34 years United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Equatorial Guinea or United States?
United States, at 177 years against 143 years in Equatorial Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Equatorial Guinea and United States?
34 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and United States?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Equatorial Guinea and United States rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th and United States ranks 48th 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.