Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, India or Morocco?

Morocco, at 92 years against 91 years in India as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?

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.

India vs Morocco: Years a country was a European overseas colony

India

91 years

in 2022

Morocco

92 years

in 2022

India rank

61st

Morocco rank

60th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

India
Morocco

How they compare

Morocco currently reports 92 years against 91 years in India, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Morocco ahead.

India ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, India averaged higher in 13 and Morocco in 5.

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1850s	0.6 years	0 years	0.6 years	India
1860s	8.5 years	0 years	8.5 years	India
1870s	18.5 years	0 years	18.5 years	India
1880s	28.5 years	2.1 years	26.4 years	India
1890s	38.5 years	11.5 years	27 years	India
1900s	48.5 years	21.5 years	27 years	India
1910s	58.5 years	31.5 years	27 years	India
1920s	68.5 years	41.5 years	27 years	India
1930s	78.5 years	51.5 years	27 years	India
1940s	88.2 years	61.5 years	26.7 years	India
1950s	91 years	71.5 years	19.5 years	India
1960s	91 years	81.5 years	9.5 years	India
1970s	91 years	90.5 years	0.5 years	India
1980s	91 years	92 years	1 years	Morocco
1990s	91 years	92 years	1 years	Morocco
2000s	91 years	92 years	1 years	Morocco
2010s	91 years	92 years	1 years	Morocco
2020s	91 years	92 years	1 years	Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, India or Morocco?: Morocco, at 92 years against 91 years in India as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between India and Morocco?: 1 years, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Morocco?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do India and Morocco rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: India ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th 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.