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Iraq vs North Korea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Iraq
13 years
in 2022
North Korea
0 years
in 2022
Iraq rank
126th
North Korea rank
128th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Iraq
  • North Korea
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 13 years against 0 years in North Korea, a difference of 13 years.

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

Iraq ranks 126th and North Korea ranks 128th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq North Korea 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 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1900s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1910s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1920s 5.5 years 0 years 5.5 years Iraq
1930s 12.7 years 0 years 12.7 years Iraq
1940s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
1950s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
1960s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
1970s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
1980s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
1990s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
2000s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
2010s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq
2020s 13 years 0 years 13 years Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Iraq or North Korea?
Iraq, at 13 years against 0 years in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Iraq and North Korea?
13 years, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and North Korea?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Iraq and North Korea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Iraq ranks 126th and North Korea ranks 128th 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.