What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Grenada and Philippines?

9 years, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Philippines?

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.

Grenada vs Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Grenada

325 years

in 2022

Philippines

334 years

in 2022

Grenada rank

18th

Philippines rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Grenada
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 334 years against 325 years in Grenada, a difference of 9 years.

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

Grenada ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 15th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Philippines	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	1.5 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1570s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Philippines
1580s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Philippines
1590s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Philippines
1600s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Philippines
1610s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Philippines
1620s	0 years	60.5 years	60.5 years	Philippines
1630s	0 years	70.5 years	70.5 years	Philippines
1640s	0 years	80.5 years	80.5 years	Philippines
1650s	5.5 years	90.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1660s	15.5 years	100.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1670s	25.5 years	110.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1680s	35.5 years	120.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1690s	45.5 years	130.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1700s	55.5 years	140.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1710s	65.5 years	150.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1720s	75.5 years	160.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1730s	85.5 years	170.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1740s	95.5 years	180.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1750s	105.5 years	190.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1760s	115.5 years	200.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1770s	125.5 years	210.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1780s	135.5 years	220.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1790s	145.5 years	230.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1800s	155.5 years	240.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1810s	165.5 years	250.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1820s	175.5 years	260.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1830s	185.5 years	270.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1840s	195.5 years	280.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1850s	205.5 years	290.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1860s	215.5 years	300.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1870s	225.5 years	310.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1880s	235.5 years	320.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1890s	245.5 years	330.4 years	84.9 years	Philippines
1900s	255.5 years	334 years	78.5 years	Philippines
1910s	265.5 years	334 years	68.5 years	Philippines
1920s	275.5 years	334 years	58.5 years	Philippines
1930s	285.5 years	334 years	48.5 years	Philippines
1940s	295.5 years	334 years	38.5 years	Philippines
1950s	305.5 years	334 years	28.5 years	Philippines
1960s	315.5 years	334 years	18.5 years	Philippines
1970s	324 years	334 years	10 years	Philippines
1980s	325 years	334 years	9 years	Philippines
1990s	325 years	334 years	9 years	Philippines
2000s	325 years	334 years	9 years	Philippines
2010s	325 years	334 years	9 years	Philippines
2020s	325 years	334 years	9 years	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Grenada or Philippines?: Philippines, at 334 years against 325 years in Grenada as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Grenada and Philippines?: 9 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Philippines?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Grenada and Philippines rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Grenada ranks 18th and Philippines ranks 15th 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.