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

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 Suriname: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Grenada

325 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Grenada rank

18th

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Grenada
Suriname

How they compare

Grenada currently reports 325 years against 308 years in Suriname, a difference of 17 years.

That makes Grenada's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

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

Grenada ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Grenada	Suriname	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	0 years	5.5 years	Grenada
1660s	15.5 years	0.6 years	14.9 years	Grenada
1670s	25.5 years	8.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1680s	35.5 years	18.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1690s	45.5 years	28.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1700s	55.5 years	38.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1710s	65.5 years	48.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1720s	75.5 years	58.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1730s	85.5 years	68.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1740s	95.5 years	78.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1750s	105.5 years	88.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1760s	115.5 years	98.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1770s	125.5 years	108.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1780s	135.5 years	118.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1790s	145.5 years	128.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1800s	155.5 years	138.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1810s	165.5 years	148.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1820s	175.5 years	158.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1830s	185.5 years	168.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1840s	195.5 years	178.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1850s	205.5 years	188.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1860s	215.5 years	198.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1870s	225.5 years	208.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1880s	235.5 years	218.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1890s	245.5 years	228.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1900s	255.5 years	238.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1910s	265.5 years	248.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1920s	275.5 years	258.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1930s	285.5 years	268.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1940s	295.5 years	278.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1950s	305.5 years	288.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1960s	315.5 years	298.5 years	17 years	Grenada
1970s	324 years	307 years	17 years	Grenada
1980s	325 years	308 years	17 years	Grenada
1990s	325 years	308 years	17 years	Grenada
2000s	325 years	308 years	17 years	Grenada
2010s	325 years	308 years	17 years	Grenada
2020s	325 years	308 years	17 years	Grenada

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 Suriname?: Grenada, at 325 years against 308 years in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Grenada and Suriname?: 17 years, with Grenada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Grenada and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Grenada and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Grenada ranks 18th and Suriname ranks 20th 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.