How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?

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.

Guatemala vs Mexico: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Guatemala

298 years

in 2022

Mexico

301 years

in 2022

Guatemala rank

24th

Mexico rank

23rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Guatemala
Mexico

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 301 years against 298 years in Guatemala, a difference of 3 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guatemala	Mexico	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	2.1 years	4.5 years	2.4 years	Mexico
1530s	11.5 years	14.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1540s	21.5 years	24.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1550s	31.5 years	34.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1560s	41.5 years	44.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1570s	51.5 years	54.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1580s	61.5 years	64.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1590s	71.5 years	74.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1600s	81.5 years	84.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1610s	91.5 years	94.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1620s	101.5 years	104.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1630s	111.5 years	114.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1640s	121.5 years	124.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1650s	131.5 years	134.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1660s	141.5 years	144.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1670s	151.5 years	154.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1680s	161.5 years	164.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1690s	171.5 years	174.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1700s	181.5 years	184.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1710s	191.5 years	194.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1720s	201.5 years	204.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1730s	211.5 years	214.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1740s	221.5 years	224.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1750s	231.5 years	234.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1760s	241.5 years	244.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1770s	251.5 years	254.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1780s	261.5 years	264.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1790s	271.5 years	274.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1800s	281.5 years	284.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1810s	291.5 years	294.5 years	3 years	Mexico
1820s	297.9 years	300.9 years	3 years	Mexico
1830s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1840s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1850s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1860s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1870s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1880s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1890s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1900s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1910s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1920s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1930s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1940s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1950s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1960s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1970s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1980s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
1990s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
2000s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
2010s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico
2020s	298 years	301 years	3 years	Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Guatemala or Mexico?: Mexico, at 301 years against 298 years in Guatemala as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guatemala and Mexico?: 3 years, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Mexico?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Mexico rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Guatemala ranks 24th and Mexico ranks 23rd 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.