What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Haiti and United States?

37 years, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Haiti

140 years

in 2022

United States

177 years

in 2022

Haiti rank

50th

United States rank

48th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Haiti
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 177 years against 140 years in Haiti, a difference of 37 years.

That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times Haiti's.

Across all 561 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Haiti ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	United States	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	0.6 years	0.6 years	United States
1610s	0 years	8.5 years	8.5 years	United States
1620s	0 years	18.5 years	18.5 years	United States
1630s	0 years	28.5 years	28.5 years	United States
1640s	0 years	38.5 years	38.5 years	United States
1650s	0 years	48.5 years	48.5 years	United States
1660s	1.5 years	58.5 years	57 years	United States
1670s	10.5 years	68.5 years	58 years	United States
1680s	20.5 years	78.5 years	58 years	United States
1690s	30.5 years	88.5 years	58 years	United States
1700s	40.5 years	98.5 years	58 years	United States
1710s	50.5 years	108.5 years	58 years	United States
1720s	60.5 years	118.5 years	58 years	United States
1730s	70.5 years	128.5 years	58 years	United States
1740s	80.5 years	138.5 years	58 years	United States
1750s	90.5 years	148.5 years	58 years	United States
1760s	100.5 years	158.5 years	58 years	United States
1770s	110.5 years	168.5 years	58 years	United States
1780s	120.5 years	176.4 years	55.9 years	United States
1790s	130.5 years	177 years	46.5 years	United States
1800s	139 years	177 years	38 years	United States
1810s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1820s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1830s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1840s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1850s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1860s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1870s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1880s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1890s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1900s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1910s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1920s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1930s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1940s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1950s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1960s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1970s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1980s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
1990s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
2000s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
2010s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States
2020s	140 years	177 years	37 years	United States

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 United States?: United States, at 177 years against 140 years in Haiti as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Haiti and United States?: 37 years, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and United States?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Haiti and United States rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Haiti ranks 50th and United States ranks 48th 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.