Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Eritrea or Laos?

Eritrea, at 62 years against 62 years in Laos as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?

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.

Eritrea vs Laos: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Eritrea

62 years

in 2022

Laos

62 years

in 2022

Eritrea rank

98th

Laos rank

98th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Eritrea
Laos

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 62 years against 62 years in Laos, a difference of 0 years.

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

Eritrea ranks 98th and Laos ranks 98th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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1890s	5.5 years	2.8 years	2.7 years	Eritrea
1900s	15.5 years	12.5 years	3 years	Eritrea
1910s	25.5 years	22.5 years	3 years	Eritrea
1920s	35.5 years	32.5 years	3 years	Eritrea
1930s	45.5 years	42.5 years	3 years	Eritrea
1940s	55.5 years	52.5 years	3 years	Eritrea
1950s	61.9 years	61 years	0.9 years	Eritrea
1960s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
1970s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
1980s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
1990s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
2000s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
2010s	62 years	62 years	0 years	—
2020s	62 years	62 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, Eritrea or Laos?: Eritrea, at 62 years against 62 years in Laos as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Eritrea and Laos?: 0 years, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Laos?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Eritrea and Laos rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Eritrea ranks 98th and Laos ranks 98th 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.