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Eswatini vs Sierra Leone: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Eswatini
66 years
in 2022
Sierra Leone
66 years
in 2022
Eswatini rank
92nd
Sierra Leone rank
92nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Eswatini
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

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

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

Eswatini ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Sierra Leone 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 years 1 years Sierra Leone
1900s 2.8 years 9.5 years 6.7 years Sierra Leone
1910s 12.5 years 19.5 years 7 years Sierra Leone
1920s 22.5 years 29.5 years 7 years Sierra Leone
1930s 32.5 years 39.5 years 7 years Sierra Leone
1940s 42.5 years 49.5 years 7 years Sierra Leone
1950s 52.5 years 59.5 years 7 years Sierra Leone
1960s 62.4 years 65.9 years 3.5 years Sierra Leone
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 Sierra Leone?
Eswatini, at 66 years against 66 years in Sierra Leone as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
0 years, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Sierra Leone?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Eswatini and Sierra Leone rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Eswatini ranks 92nd and Sierra Leone 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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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.