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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
0102030146217422022

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Lebanon 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 2.8 years 2.8 years 0 years —
1930s 12.5 years 12.5 years 0 years —
1940s 22.4 years 21.9 years 0.5 years Israel
1950s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
1960s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
1970s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
1980s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
1990s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
2000s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
2010s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel
2020s 26 years 24 years 2 years Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Israel or Lebanon?
Israel, at 26 years against 24 years in Lebanon as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Israel and Lebanon?
2 years, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Lebanon?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Israel and Lebanon rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Israel ranks 121st and Lebanon ranks 122nd 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.