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

Jordan
24 years
in 2022
Samoa
21 years
in 2022
Jordan rank
122nd
Samoa rank
125th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Jordan
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Jordan currently reports 24 years against 21 years in Samoa, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

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

Jordan ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 125th 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.