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

Gabon
75 years
in 2022
Tunisia
76 years
in 2022
Gabon rank
78th
Tunisia rank
76th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Gabon
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 76 years against 75 years in Gabon, a difference of 1 years.

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

Gabon ranks 78th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Tunisia 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 4.5 years 3.5 years Tunisia
1890s 9.5 years 14.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1900s 19.5 years 24.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1910s 29.5 years 34.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1920s 39.5 years 44.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1930s 49.5 years 54.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1940s 59.5 years 64.5 years 5 years Tunisia
1950s 69.5 years 73.9 years 4.4 years Tunisia
1960s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
1970s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
1980s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
1990s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
2000s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
2010s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia
2020s 75 years 76 years 1 years Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 76 years against 75 years in Gabon as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Gabon and Tunisia?
1 years, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Tunisia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Gabon and Tunisia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Gabon ranks 78th and Tunisia ranks 76th 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.