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

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 East Timor: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Indonesia

340 years

in 2022

East Timor

334 years

in 2022

Indonesia rank

13th

East Timor rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Indonesia
East Timor

How they compare

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

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

Indonesia ranks 13th and East Timor ranks 15th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	East Timor	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	2.8 years	0 years	2.8 years	Indonesia
1630s	12.5 years	0 years	12.5 years	Indonesia
1640s	22.5 years	3.6 years	18.9 years	Indonesia
1650s	32.5 years	13.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1660s	42.5 years	23.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1670s	52.5 years	33.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1680s	62.5 years	43.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1690s	72.5 years	53.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1700s	82.5 years	63.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1710s	92.5 years	73.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1720s	102.5 years	83.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1730s	112.5 years	93.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1740s	122.5 years	103.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1750s	132.5 years	113.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1760s	142.5 years	123.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1770s	152.5 years	133.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1780s	162.5 years	143.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1790s	172.5 years	153.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1800s	182.5 years	163.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1810s	192.5 years	173.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1820s	202.5 years	183.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1830s	212.5 years	193.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1840s	222.5 years	203.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1850s	232.5 years	213.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1860s	242.5 years	223.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1870s	252.5 years	233.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1880s	262.5 years	243.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1890s	272.5 years	253.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1900s	282.5 years	263.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1910s	292.5 years	273.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1920s	302.5 years	283.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1930s	312.5 years	293.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1940s	322.5 years	303.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1950s	332.5 years	313.5 years	19 years	Indonesia
1960s	339.7 years	323.5 years	16.2 years	Indonesia
1970s	340 years	332.5 years	7.5 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 East Timor?: Indonesia, at 340 years against 334 years in East Timor as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Indonesia and East Timor?: 6 years, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and East Timor?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Indonesia and East Timor rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Indonesia ranks 13th and East Timor 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.

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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.