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

Guatemala
298 years
in 2022
Nicaragua
298 years
in 2022
Guatemala rank
24th
Nicaragua rank
24th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Guatemala
  • Nicaragua
0100200300146217422022

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 298 years against 298 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 years.

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

Guatemala ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 24th of 159 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guatemala Nicaragua 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 2.1 years 0 years —
1530s 11.5 years 11.5 years 0 years —
1540s 21.5 years 21.5 years 0 years —
1550s 31.5 years 31.5 years 0 years —
1560s 41.5 years 41.5 years 0 years —
1570s 51.5 years 51.5 years 0 years —
1580s 61.5 years 61.5 years 0 years —
1590s 71.5 years 71.5 years 0 years —
1600s 81.5 years 81.5 years 0 years —
1610s 91.5 years 91.5 years 0 years —
1620s 101.5 years 101.5 years 0 years —
1630s 111.5 years 111.5 years 0 years —
1640s 121.5 years 121.5 years 0 years —
1650s 131.5 years 131.5 years 0 years —
1660s 141.5 years 141.5 years 0 years —
1670s 151.5 years 151.5 years 0 years —
1680s 161.5 years 161.5 years 0 years —
1690s 171.5 years 171.5 years 0 years —
1700s 181.5 years 181.5 years 0 years —
1710s 191.5 years 191.5 years 0 years —
1720s 201.5 years 201.5 years 0 years —
1730s 211.5 years 211.5 years 0 years —
1740s 221.5 years 221.5 years 0 years —
1750s 231.5 years 231.5 years 0 years —
1760s 241.5 years 241.5 years 0 years —
1770s 251.5 years 251.5 years 0 years —
1780s 261.5 years 261.5 years 0 years —
1790s 271.5 years 271.5 years 0 years —
1800s 281.5 years 281.5 years 0 years —
1810s 291.5 years 291.5 years 0 years —
1820s 297.9 years 297.9 years 0 years —
1830s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1840s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1850s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1860s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1870s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1880s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1890s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1900s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1910s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1920s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1930s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1940s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1950s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1960s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1970s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1980s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
1990s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
2000s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
2010s 298 years 298 years 0 years —
2020s 298 years 298 years 0 years —

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 Nicaragua?
Guatemala, at 298 years against 298 years in Nicaragua as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guatemala and Nicaragua?
0 years, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Nicaragua?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Guatemala and Nicaragua rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Guatemala ranks 24th and Nicaragua ranks 24th 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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About this data

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

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.