Israel vs Lebanon: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Israel
26 years
in 2022
Lebanon
24 years
in 2022
Israel rank
121st
Lebanon rank
122nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Israel
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 26 years against 24 years in Lebanon, a difference of 2 years.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.

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

Israel ranks 121st and Lebanon ranks 122nd of 159 countries.

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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.