Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Ghana or Guyana?

Ghana, at 426 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?

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.

Ghana vs Guyana: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Ghana

426 years

in 2022

Guyana

387 years

in 2022

Ghana rank

5th

Guyana rank

8th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Ghana
Guyana

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 426 years against 387 years in Guyana, a difference of 39 years.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

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

Ghana ranks 5th and Guyana ranks 8th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Guyana	Difference	Ahead
1460s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1470s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1480s	3.6 years	0 years	3.6 years	Ghana
1490s	13.5 years	0 years	13.5 years	Ghana
1500s	23.5 years	0 years	23.5 years	Ghana
1510s	33.5 years	0 years	33.5 years	Ghana
1520s	43.5 years	0 years	43.5 years	Ghana
1530s	53.5 years	0 years	53.5 years	Ghana
1540s	63.5 years	0 years	63.5 years	Ghana
1550s	73.5 years	0 years	73.5 years	Ghana
1560s	83.5 years	0 years	83.5 years	Ghana
1570s	93.5 years	0 years	93.5 years	Ghana
1580s	103.5 years	5.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1590s	113.5 years	15.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1600s	123.5 years	25.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1610s	133.5 years	35.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1620s	143.5 years	45.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1630s	153.5 years	55.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1640s	163.5 years	65.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1650s	173.5 years	75.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1660s	183.5 years	85.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1670s	193.5 years	95.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1680s	203.5 years	105.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1690s	213.5 years	115.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1700s	223.5 years	125.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1710s	233.5 years	135.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1720s	243.5 years	145.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1730s	253.5 years	155.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1740s	263.5 years	165.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1750s	273.5 years	175.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1760s	283.5 years	185.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1770s	293.5 years	195.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1780s	303.5 years	205.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1790s	313.5 years	215.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1800s	323.5 years	225.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1810s	333.5 years	235.5 years	98 years	Ghana
1820s	341.4 years	245.5 years	95.9 years	Ghana
1830s	342 years	255.5 years	86.5 years	Ghana
1840s	342 years	265.5 years	76.5 years	Ghana
1850s	342 years	275.5 years	66.5 years	Ghana
1860s	342 years	285.5 years	56.5 years	Ghana
1870s	344.1 years	295.5 years	48.6 years	Ghana
1880s	353.5 years	305.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1890s	363.5 years	315.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1900s	373.5 years	325.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1910s	383.5 years	335.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1920s	393.5 years	345.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1930s	403.5 years	355.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1940s	413.5 years	365.5 years	48 years	Ghana
1950s	423.2 years	375.5 years	47.7 years	Ghana
1960s	426 years	384.9 years	41.1 years	Ghana
1970s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana
1980s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana
1990s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana
2000s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana
2010s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana
2020s	426 years	387 years	39 years	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Ghana or Guyana?: Ghana, at 426 years against 387 years in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Ghana and Guyana?: 39 years, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Guyana?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Guyana rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Ghana ranks 5th and Guyana ranks 8th 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.