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

Gambia
78 years
in 2022
Tunisia
76 years
in 2022
Gambia rank
74th
Tunisia rank
76th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Gambia
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 78 years against 76 years in Tunisia, a difference of 2 years.

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

Gambia ranks 74th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 7 and Tunisia in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia 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 0.3 years 4.5 years 4.2 years Tunisia
1890s 7.5 years 14.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1900s 17.5 years 24.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1910s 27.5 years 34.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1920s 37.5 years 44.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1930s 47.5 years 54.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1940s 57.5 years 64.5 years 7 years Tunisia
1950s 67.5 years 73.9 years 6.4 years Tunisia
1960s 76.5 years 76 years 0.5 years Gambia
1970s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia
1980s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia
1990s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia
2000s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia
2010s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia
2020s 78 years 76 years 2 years Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Gambia or Tunisia?
Gambia, at 78 years against 76 years in Tunisia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Gambia and Tunisia?
2 years, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tunisia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Tunisia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Gambia ranks 74th 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.