How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis?

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.

Guyana vs Saint Kitts and Nevis: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Guyana

387 years

in 2022

Saint Kitts and Nevis

361 years

in 2022

Guyana rank

8th

Saint Kitts and Nevis rank

11th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Guyana
Saint Kitts and Nevis

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 387 years against 361 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis, a difference of 26 years.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Saint Kitts and Nevis's.

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

Guyana ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guyana	Saint Kitts and Nevis	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	5.5 years	0 years	5.5 years	Guyana
1590s	15.5 years	0 years	15.5 years	Guyana
1600s	25.5 years	0 years	25.5 years	Guyana
1610s	35.5 years	0 years	35.5 years	Guyana
1620s	45.5 years	2.8 years	42.7 years	Guyana
1630s	55.5 years	12.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1640s	65.5 years	22.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1650s	75.5 years	32.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1660s	85.5 years	42.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1670s	95.5 years	52.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1680s	105.5 years	62.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1690s	115.5 years	72.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1700s	125.5 years	82.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1710s	135.5 years	92.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1720s	145.5 years	102.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1730s	155.5 years	112.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1740s	165.5 years	122.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1750s	175.5 years	132.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1760s	185.5 years	142.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1770s	195.5 years	152.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1780s	205.5 years	162.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1790s	215.5 years	172.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1800s	225.5 years	182.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1810s	235.5 years	192.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1820s	245.5 years	202.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1830s	255.5 years	212.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1840s	265.5 years	222.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1850s	275.5 years	232.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1860s	285.5 years	242.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1870s	295.5 years	252.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1880s	305.5 years	262.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1890s	315.5 years	272.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1900s	325.5 years	282.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1910s	335.5 years	292.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1920s	345.5 years	302.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1930s	355.5 years	312.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1940s	365.5 years	322.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1950s	375.5 years	332.5 years	43 years	Guyana
1960s	384.9 years	342.5 years	42.4 years	Guyana
1970s	387 years	352.5 years	34.5 years	Guyana
1980s	387 years	360.4 years	26.6 years	Guyana
1990s	387 years	361 years	26 years	Guyana
2000s	387 years	361 years	26 years	Guyana
2010s	387 years	361 years	26 years	Guyana
2020s	387 years	361 years	26 years	Guyana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Guyana or Saint Kitts and Nevis?: Guyana, at 387 years against 361 years in Saint Kitts and Nevis as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 26 years, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Guyana and Saint Kitts and Nevis rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Guyana ranks 8th and Saint Kitts and Nevis ranks 11th 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.