How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Panama?

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.

Honduras vs Panama: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Honduras

298 years

in 2022

Panama

303 years

in 2022

Honduras rank

24th

Panama rank

22nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Honduras
Panama

How they compare

Panama currently reports 303 years against 298 years in Honduras, a difference of 5 years.

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

Honduras ranks 24th and Panama ranks 22nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Honduras	Panama	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	0.1 years	0.1 years	Panama
1520s	2.1 years	6.5 years	4.4 years	Panama
1530s	11.5 years	16.5 years	5 years	Panama
1540s	21.5 years	26.5 years	5 years	Panama
1550s	31.5 years	36.5 years	5 years	Panama
1560s	41.5 years	46.5 years	5 years	Panama
1570s	51.5 years	56.5 years	5 years	Panama
1580s	61.5 years	66.5 years	5 years	Panama
1590s	71.5 years	76.5 years	5 years	Panama
1600s	81.5 years	86.5 years	5 years	Panama
1610s	91.5 years	96.5 years	5 years	Panama
1620s	101.5 years	106.5 years	5 years	Panama
1630s	111.5 years	116.5 years	5 years	Panama
1640s	121.5 years	126.5 years	5 years	Panama
1650s	131.5 years	136.5 years	5 years	Panama
1660s	141.5 years	146.5 years	5 years	Panama
1670s	151.5 years	156.5 years	5 years	Panama
1680s	161.5 years	166.5 years	5 years	Panama
1690s	171.5 years	176.5 years	5 years	Panama
1700s	181.5 years	186.5 years	5 years	Panama
1710s	191.5 years	196.5 years	5 years	Panama
1720s	201.5 years	206.5 years	5 years	Panama
1730s	211.5 years	216.5 years	5 years	Panama
1740s	221.5 years	226.5 years	5 years	Panama
1750s	231.5 years	236.5 years	5 years	Panama
1760s	241.5 years	246.5 years	5 years	Panama
1770s	251.5 years	256.5 years	5 years	Panama
1780s	261.5 years	266.5 years	5 years	Panama
1790s	271.5 years	276.5 years	5 years	Panama
1800s	281.5 years	286.5 years	5 years	Panama
1810s	291.5 years	296.5 years	5 years	Panama
1820s	297.9 years	302.9 years	5 years	Panama
1830s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1840s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1850s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1860s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1870s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1880s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1890s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1900s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1910s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1920s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1930s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1940s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1950s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1960s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1970s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1980s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
1990s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
2000s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
2010s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama
2020s	298 years	303 years	5 years	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Honduras or Panama?: Panama, at 303 years against 298 years in Honduras as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Honduras and Panama?: 5 years, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Honduras and Panama?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Honduras and Panama rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Honduras ranks 24th and Panama ranks 22nd 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.