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Guinea vs Maldives: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Guinea
78 years
in 2022
Maldives
79 years
in 2022
Guinea rank
74th
Maldives rank
72nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Guinea
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Maldives currently reports 79 years against 78 years in Guinea, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Maldives ahead.

Guinea ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 72nd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 9 and Maldives in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Maldives 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 4.5 years 0.6 years 3.9 years Guinea
1890s 14.5 years 8.5 years 6 years Guinea
1900s 24.5 years 18.5 years 6 years Guinea
1910s 34.5 years 28.5 years 6 years Guinea
1920s 44.5 years 38.5 years 6 years Guinea
1930s 54.5 years 48.5 years 6 years Guinea
1940s 64.5 years 58.5 years 6 years Guinea
1950s 74.4 years 68.5 years 5.9 years Guinea
1960s 78 years 77.5 years 0.5 years Guinea
1970s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives
1980s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives
1990s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives
2000s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives
2010s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives
2020s 78 years 79 years 1 years Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Guinea or Maldives?
Maldives, at 79 years against 78 years in Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guinea and Maldives?
1 years, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Maldives?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Guinea and Maldives rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Guinea ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 72nd 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.