How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Singapore?

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.

Haiti vs Singapore: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Haiti

140 years

in 2022

Singapore

138 years

in 2022

Haiti rank

50th

Singapore rank

51st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Haiti
Singapore

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 140 years against 138 years in Singapore, a difference of 2 years.

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

Haiti ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 51st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Singapore	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	1.5 years	0 years	1.5 years	Haiti
1670s	10.5 years	0 years	10.5 years	Haiti
1680s	20.5 years	0 years	20.5 years	Haiti
1690s	30.5 years	0 years	30.5 years	Haiti
1700s	40.5 years	0 years	40.5 years	Haiti
1710s	50.5 years	0 years	50.5 years	Haiti
1720s	60.5 years	0 years	60.5 years	Haiti
1730s	70.5 years	0 years	70.5 years	Haiti
1740s	80.5 years	0 years	80.5 years	Haiti
1750s	90.5 years	0 years	90.5 years	Haiti
1760s	100.5 years	0 years	100.5 years	Haiti
1770s	110.5 years	0 years	110.5 years	Haiti
1780s	120.5 years	0 years	120.5 years	Haiti
1790s	130.5 years	0 years	130.5 years	Haiti
1800s	139 years	0 years	139 years	Haiti
1810s	140 years	0 years	140 years	Haiti
1820s	140 years	1 years	139 years	Haiti
1830s	140 years	9.5 years	130.5 years	Haiti
1840s	140 years	19.5 years	120.5 years	Haiti
1850s	140 years	29.5 years	110.5 years	Haiti
1860s	140 years	39.5 years	100.5 years	Haiti
1870s	140 years	49.5 years	90.5 years	Haiti
1880s	140 years	59.5 years	80.5 years	Haiti
1890s	140 years	69.5 years	70.5 years	Haiti
1900s	140 years	79.5 years	60.5 years	Haiti
1910s	140 years	89.5 years	50.5 years	Haiti
1920s	140 years	99.5 years	40.5 years	Haiti
1930s	140 years	109.5 years	30.5 years	Haiti
1940s	140 years	119.5 years	20.5 years	Haiti
1950s	140 years	129.5 years	10.5 years	Haiti
1960s	140 years	137.4 years	2.6 years	Haiti
1970s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti
1980s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti
1990s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti
2000s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti
2010s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti
2020s	140 years	138 years	2 years	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Haiti or Singapore?: Haiti, at 140 years against 138 years in Singapore as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Haiti and Singapore?: 2 years, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Singapore?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Haiti and Singapore rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Haiti ranks 50th and Singapore ranks 51st 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.