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Fiji vs Guinea-Bissau: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Fiji
97 years
in 2022
Guinea-Bissau
96 years
in 2022
Fiji rank
54th
Guinea-Bissau rank
56th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Fiji
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Fiji currently reports 97 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Fiji ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Fiji Guinea-Bissau 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 2.1 years 0.1 years 2 years Fiji
1880s 11.5 years 6.5 years 5 years Fiji
1890s 21.5 years 16.5 years 5 years Fiji
1900s 31.5 years 26.5 years 5 years Fiji
1910s 41.5 years 36.5 years 5 years Fiji
1920s 51.5 years 46.5 years 5 years Fiji
1930s 61.5 years 56.5 years 5 years Fiji
1940s 71.5 years 66.5 years 5 years Fiji
1950s 81.5 years 76.5 years 5 years Fiji
1960s 91.5 years 86.5 years 5 years Fiji
1970s 97 years 95 years 2 years Fiji
1980s 97 years 96 years 1 years Fiji
1990s 97 years 96 years 1 years Fiji
2000s 97 years 96 years 1 years Fiji
2010s 97 years 96 years 1 years Fiji
2020s 97 years 96 years 1 years Fiji

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Fiji or Guinea-Bissau?
Fiji, at 97 years against 96 years in Guinea-Bissau as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?
1 years, with Fiji ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Guinea-Bissau?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Fiji and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Fiji ranks 54th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th 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.