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Guyana vs Trinidad and Tobago: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Guyana
387 years
in 2022
Trinidad and Tobago
371 years
in 2022
Guyana rank
8th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
9th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Guyana
  • Trinidad and Tobago
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How they compare

Guyana currently reports 387 years against 371 years in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 16 years.

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

Guyana ranks 8th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th of 159 countries.

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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.