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

5 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

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

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 Saint Lucia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Grenada

325 years

in 2022

Saint Lucia

330 years

in 2022

Grenada rank

18th

Saint Lucia rank

17th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Grenada
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 330 years against 325 years in Grenada, a difference of 5 years.

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

Grenada ranks 18th and Saint Lucia ranks 17th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Saint Lucia	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	5.5 years	5.5 years	0 years	—
1660s	15.5 years	15.5 years	0 years	—
1670s	25.5 years	25.5 years	0 years	—
1680s	35.5 years	35.5 years	0 years	—
1690s	45.5 years	45.5 years	0 years	—
1700s	55.5 years	55.5 years	0 years	—
1710s	65.5 years	65.5 years	0 years	—
1720s	75.5 years	75.5 years	0 years	—
1730s	85.5 years	85.5 years	0 years	—
1740s	95.5 years	95.5 years	0 years	—
1750s	105.5 years	105.5 years	0 years	—
1760s	115.5 years	115.5 years	0 years	—
1770s	125.5 years	125.5 years	0 years	—
1780s	135.5 years	135.5 years	0 years	—
1790s	145.5 years	145.5 years	0 years	—
1800s	155.5 years	155.5 years	0 years	—
1810s	165.5 years	165.5 years	0 years	—
1820s	175.5 years	175.5 years	0 years	—
1830s	185.5 years	185.5 years	0 years	—
1840s	195.5 years	195.5 years	0 years	—
1850s	205.5 years	205.5 years	0 years	—
1860s	215.5 years	215.5 years	0 years	—
1870s	225.5 years	225.5 years	0 years	—
1880s	235.5 years	235.5 years	0 years	—
1890s	245.5 years	245.5 years	0 years	—
1900s	255.5 years	255.5 years	0 years	—
1910s	265.5 years	265.5 years	0 years	—
1920s	275.5 years	275.5 years	0 years	—
1930s	285.5 years	285.5 years	0 years	—
1940s	295.5 years	295.5 years	0 years	—
1950s	305.5 years	305.5 years	0 years	—
1960s	315.5 years	315.5 years	0 years	—
1970s	324 years	325.5 years	1.5 years	Saint Lucia
1980s	325 years	330 years	5 years	Saint Lucia
1990s	325 years	330 years	5 years	Saint Lucia
2000s	325 years	330 years	5 years	Saint Lucia
2010s	325 years	330 years	5 years	Saint Lucia
2020s	325 years	330 years	5 years	Saint Lucia

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 Saint Lucia?: Saint Lucia, at 330 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 Saint Lucia?: 5 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Saint Lucia?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Grenada and Saint Lucia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Grenada ranks 18th and Saint Lucia ranks 17th 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.