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Gabon vs Tanzania: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Gabon
75 years
in 2022
Tanzania
73 years
in 2022
Gabon rank
78th
Tanzania rank
80th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Gabon
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 75 years against 73 years in Tanzania, a difference of 2 years.

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

Gabon ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 80th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Tanzania 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 1 years 0 years 1 years Gabon
1890s 9.5 years 4.5 years 5 years Gabon
1900s 19.5 years 14.5 years 5 years Gabon
1910s 29.5 years 24.5 years 5 years Gabon
1920s 39.5 years 34.5 years 5 years Gabon
1930s 49.5 years 44.5 years 5 years Gabon
1940s 59.5 years 54.5 years 5 years Gabon
1950s 69.5 years 64.5 years 5 years Gabon
1960s 75 years 72.4 years 2.6 years Gabon
1970s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon
1980s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon
1990s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon
2000s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon
2010s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon
2020s 75 years 73 years 2 years Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Gabon or Tanzania?
Gabon, at 75 years against 73 years in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Gabon and Tanzania?
2 years, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tanzania?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Tanzania rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Gabon ranks 78th and Tanzania ranks 80th 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.