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

Jamaica, at 454 years against 426 years in Ghana as of 2022.

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

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 Jamaica: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Ghana

426 years

in 2022

Jamaica

454 years

in 2022

Ghana rank

5th

Jamaica rank

3rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Ghana
Jamaica

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 454 years against 426 years in Ghana, a difference of 28 years.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Jamaica ahead.

Ghana ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 3rd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 37 and Jamaica in 18.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Jamaica	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	0.1 years	23.4 years	Ghana
1510s	33.5 years	6.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1520s	43.5 years	16.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1530s	53.5 years	26.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1540s	63.5 years	36.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1550s	73.5 years	46.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1560s	83.5 years	56.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1570s	93.5 years	66.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1580s	103.5 years	76.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1590s	113.5 years	86.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1600s	123.5 years	96.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1610s	133.5 years	106.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1620s	143.5 years	116.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1630s	153.5 years	126.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1640s	163.5 years	136.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1650s	173.5 years	146.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1660s	183.5 years	156.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1670s	193.5 years	166.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1680s	203.5 years	176.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1690s	213.5 years	186.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1700s	223.5 years	196.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1710s	233.5 years	206.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1720s	243.5 years	216.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1730s	253.5 years	226.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1740s	263.5 years	236.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1750s	273.5 years	246.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1760s	283.5 years	256.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1770s	293.5 years	266.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1780s	303.5 years	276.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1790s	313.5 years	286.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1800s	323.5 years	296.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1810s	333.5 years	306.5 years	27 years	Ghana
1820s	341.4 years	316.5 years	24.9 years	Ghana
1830s	342 years	326.5 years	15.5 years	Ghana
1840s	342 years	336.5 years	5.5 years	Ghana
1850s	342 years	346.5 years	4.5 years	Jamaica
1860s	342 years	356.5 years	14.5 years	Jamaica
1870s	344.1 years	366.5 years	22.4 years	Jamaica
1880s	353.5 years	376.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1890s	363.5 years	386.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1900s	373.5 years	396.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1910s	383.5 years	406.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1920s	393.5 years	416.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1930s	403.5 years	426.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1940s	413.5 years	436.5 years	23 years	Jamaica
1950s	423.2 years	446.5 years	23.3 years	Jamaica
1960s	426 years	453.7 years	27.7 years	Jamaica
1970s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica
1980s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica
1990s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica
2000s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica
2010s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica
2020s	426 years	454 years	28 years	Jamaica

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 Jamaica?: Jamaica, at 454 years against 426 years in Ghana as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Ghana and Jamaica?: 28 years, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Jamaica?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Jamaica rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Ghana ranks 5th and Jamaica ranks 3rd 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.