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

Israel
26 years
in 2022
Namibia
36 years
in 2022
Israel rank
121st
Namibia rank
118th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Israel
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36 years against 26 years in Israel, a difference of 10 years.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.4 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 118th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Namibia 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 —
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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 1.5 years 1.5 years Namibia
1890s 0 years 10.5 years 10.5 years Namibia
1900s 0 years 20.5 years 20.5 years Namibia
1910s 0 years 30.5 years 30.5 years Namibia
1920s 2.8 years 36 years 33.2 years Namibia
1930s 12.5 years 36 years 23.5 years Namibia
1940s 22.4 years 36 years 13.6 years Namibia
1950s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
1960s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
1970s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
1980s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
1990s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
2000s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
2010s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia
2020s 26 years 36 years 10 years Namibia

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 Namibia?
Namibia, at 36 years against 26 years in Israel as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Israel and Namibia?
10 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Namibia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Israel and Namibia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Israel ranks 121st and Namibia ranks 118th 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.