What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?

2 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Vanuatu: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Guinea-Bissau

96 years

in 2022

Vanuatu

94 years

in 2022

Guinea-Bissau rank

56th

Vanuatu rank

57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Guinea-Bissau
Vanuatu

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 96 years against 94 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 2 years.

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

Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 159 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

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1870s	0.1 years	0 years	0.1 years	Guinea-Bissau
1880s	6.5 years	0.6 years	5.9 years	Guinea-Bissau
1890s	16.5 years	8.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1900s	26.5 years	18.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1910s	36.5 years	28.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1920s	46.5 years	38.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1930s	56.5 years	48.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1940s	66.5 years	58.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1950s	76.5 years	68.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1960s	86.5 years	78.5 years	8 years	Guinea-Bissau
1970s	95 years	88.5 years	6.5 years	Guinea-Bissau
1980s	96 years	94 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
1990s	96 years	94 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	96 years	94 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	96 years	94 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	96 years	94 years	2 years	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Guinea-Bissau or Vanuatu?: Guinea-Bissau, at 96 years against 94 years in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?: 2 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Vanuatu rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th and Vanuatu ranks 57th 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.