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Eswatini vs Madagascar: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Eswatini
66 years
in 2022
Madagascar
66 years
in 2022
Eswatini rank
92nd
Madagascar rank
92nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Eswatini
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 66 years against 66 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0 years.

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

Eswatini ranks 92nd and Madagascar ranks 92nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Madagascar 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 1.5 years 1.5 years Madagascar
1900s 2.8 years 10.5 years 7.7 years Madagascar
1910s 12.5 years 20.5 years 8 years Madagascar
1920s 22.5 years 30.5 years 8 years Madagascar
1930s 32.5 years 40.5 years 8 years Madagascar
1940s 42.5 years 50.5 years 8 years Madagascar
1950s 52.5 years 60.5 years 8 years Madagascar
1960s 62.4 years 66 years 3.6 years Madagascar
1970s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
1980s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
1990s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2000s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2010s 66 years 66 years 0 years —
2020s 66 years 66 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, Eswatini or Madagascar?
Eswatini, at 66 years against 66 years in Madagascar as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Eswatini and Madagascar?
0 years, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Madagascar?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Madagascar rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Eswatini ranks 92nd and Madagascar ranks 92nd 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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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.