Statizoid

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

Eritrea
62 years
in 2022
Nigeria
62 years
in 2022
Eritrea rank
98th
Nigeria rank
98th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Eritrea
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

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

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

Eritrea ranks 98th and Nigeria ranks 98th 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.