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

India
91 years
in 2022
Pakistan
91 years
in 2022
India rank
61st
Pakistan rank
61st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • India
  • Pakistan
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How they compare

India currently reports 91 years against 91 years in Pakistan, a difference of 0 years.

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

India ranks 61st and Pakistan ranks 61st of 159 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Pakistan 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0.6 years 0.6 years 0 years —
1860s 8.5 years 8.5 years 0 years —
1870s 18.5 years 18.5 years 0 years —
1880s 28.5 years 28.5 years 0 years —
1890s 38.5 years 38.5 years 0 years —
1900s 48.5 years 48.5 years 0 years —
1910s 58.5 years 58.5 years 0 years —
1920s 68.5 years 68.5 years 0 years —
1930s 78.5 years 78.5 years 0 years —
1940s 88.2 years 88.2 years 0 years —
1950s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1960s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1970s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1980s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
1990s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2000s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2010s 91 years 91 years 0 years —
2020s 91 years 91 years 0 years —

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 Pakistan?
India, at 91 years against 91 years in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between India and Pakistan?
0 years, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Pakistan?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do India and Pakistan rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
India ranks 61st and Pakistan ranks 61st 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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About this data

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

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.