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Iraq vs Samoa: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Iraq
13 years
in 2022
Samoa
21 years
in 2022
Iraq rank
126th
Samoa rank
125th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Iraq
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 21 years against 13 years in Iraq, a difference of 8 years.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.6 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 126th and Samoa ranks 125th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Samoa 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 5.5 years 5.5 years Samoa
1910s 0 years 15.5 years 15.5 years Samoa
1920s 5.5 years 21 years 15.5 years Samoa
1930s 12.7 years 21 years 8.3 years Samoa
1940s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
1950s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
1960s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
1970s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
1980s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
1990s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
2000s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
2010s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa
2020s 13 years 21 years 8 years Samoa

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 Samoa?
Samoa, at 21 years against 13 years in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Iraq and Samoa?
8 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Samoa?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Iraq and Samoa rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Iraq ranks 126th and Samoa ranks 125th 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

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.