What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Fiji and Singapore?

41 years, with Singapore ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Singapore?

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.

Fiji vs Singapore: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Fiji

97 years

in 2022

Singapore

138 years

in 2022

Fiji rank

54th

Singapore rank

51st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Fiji
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 138 years against 97 years in Fiji, a difference of 41 years.

That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times Fiji's.

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

Fiji ranks 54th and Singapore ranks 51st of 159 countries.

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

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1820s	0 years	1 years	1 years	Singapore
1830s	0 years	9.5 years	9.5 years	Singapore
1840s	0 years	19.5 years	19.5 years	Singapore
1850s	0 years	29.5 years	29.5 years	Singapore
1860s	0 years	39.5 years	39.5 years	Singapore
1870s	2.1 years	49.5 years	47.4 years	Singapore
1880s	11.5 years	59.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1890s	21.5 years	69.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1900s	31.5 years	79.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1910s	41.5 years	89.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1920s	51.5 years	99.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1930s	61.5 years	109.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1940s	71.5 years	119.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1950s	81.5 years	129.5 years	48 years	Singapore
1960s	91.5 years	137.4 years	45.9 years	Singapore
1970s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore
1980s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore
1990s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore
2000s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore
2010s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore
2020s	97 years	138 years	41 years	Singapore

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 Singapore?: Singapore, at 138 years against 97 years in Fiji as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Fiji and Singapore?: 41 years, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Singapore?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Fiji and Singapore rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Fiji ranks 54th and Singapore ranks 51st 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.