Statizoid

France vs Spain: Years a country was a European overseas colony

France
0 years
in 2022
Spain
0 years
in 2022
France rank
128th
Spain rank
128th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • France
  • Spain
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How they compare

France currently reports 0 years against 0 years in Spain, a difference of 0 years.

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

France ranks 128th and Spain ranks 128th 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.