Haiti vs Sri Lanka: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Haiti
140 years
in 2022
Sri Lanka
189 years
in 2022
Haiti rank
50th
Sri Lanka rank
47th
Years a country was a European overseas colony over time
- Haiti
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 189 years against 140 years in Haiti, a difference of 49 years.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Haiti ranks 50th and Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 159 countries.
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About this data
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.