Israel vs Palau: Years a country was a European overseas colony
Israel
26 years
in 2022
Palau
30 years
in 2022
Israel rank
121st
Palau rank
119th
Years a country was a European overseas colony over time
- Israel
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 30 years against 26 years in Israel, a difference of 4 years.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
Across all 561 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 121st and Palau ranks 119th of 159 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Palau | 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 | 1.5 years | 1.5 years | Palau |
| 1890s | 0 years | 10.5 years | 10.5 years | Palau |
| 1900s | 0 years | 20.5 years | 20.5 years | Palau |
| 1910s | 0 years | 29 years | 29 years | Palau |
| 1920s | 2.8 years | 30 years | 27.2 years | Palau |
| 1930s | 12.5 years | 30 years | 17.5 years | Palau |
| 1940s | 22.4 years | 30 years | 7.6 years | Palau |
| 1950s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 1960s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 1970s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 1980s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 1990s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 2000s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 2010s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
| 2020s | 26 years | 30 years | 4 years | Palau |
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 Palau?
- Palau, at 30 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 Palau?
- 4 years, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Palau?
- 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Palau rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
- Israel ranks 121st and Palau ranks 119th 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
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.