How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?

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.

Indonesia vs Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Indonesia

340 years

in 2022

Philippines

334 years

in 2022

Indonesia rank

13th

Philippines rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Indonesia
Philippines

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 340 years against 334 years in Philippines, a difference of 6 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Philippines ahead.

Indonesia ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 15th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 7 and Philippines in 40.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	Philippines	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	1.5 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1570s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Philippines
1580s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Philippines
1590s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Philippines
1600s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Philippines
1610s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Philippines
1620s	2.8 years	60.5 years	57.7 years	Philippines
1630s	12.5 years	70.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1640s	22.5 years	80.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1650s	32.5 years	90.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1660s	42.5 years	100.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1670s	52.5 years	110.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1680s	62.5 years	120.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1690s	72.5 years	130.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1700s	82.5 years	140.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1710s	92.5 years	150.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1720s	102.5 years	160.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1730s	112.5 years	170.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1740s	122.5 years	180.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1750s	132.5 years	190.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1760s	142.5 years	200.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1770s	152.5 years	210.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1780s	162.5 years	220.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1790s	172.5 years	230.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1800s	182.5 years	240.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1810s	192.5 years	250.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1820s	202.5 years	260.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1830s	212.5 years	270.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1840s	222.5 years	280.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1850s	232.5 years	290.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1860s	242.5 years	300.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1870s	252.5 years	310.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1880s	262.5 years	320.5 years	58 years	Philippines
1890s	272.5 years	330.4 years	57.9 years	Philippines
1900s	282.5 years	334 years	51.5 years	Philippines
1910s	292.5 years	334 years	41.5 years	Philippines
1920s	302.5 years	334 years	31.5 years	Philippines
1930s	312.5 years	334 years	21.5 years	Philippines
1940s	322.5 years	334 years	11.5 years	Philippines
1950s	332.5 years	334 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1960s	339.7 years	334 years	5.7 years	Indonesia
1970s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia
1980s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia
1990s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia
2000s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia
2010s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia
2020s	340 years	334 years	6 years	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Indonesia or Philippines?: Indonesia, at 340 years against 334 years in Philippines as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Indonesia and Philippines?: 6 years, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Indonesia ranks 13th and Philippines ranks 15th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Indonesia vs Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid, drawing on Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 22 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/years-colonized/indonesia/philippines/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/years-colonized/indonesia/philippines/">Indonesia vs Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony</a> — Statizoid

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: 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.