Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Kenya or Tonga?

Tonga, at 71 years against 69 years in Kenya as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

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.

Kenya vs Tonga: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Kenya

69 years

in 2022

Tonga

71 years

in 2022

Kenya rank

88th

Tonga rank

85th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Kenya
Tonga

How they compare

Tonga currently reports 71 years against 69 years in Kenya, a difference of 2 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Tonga ahead.

Kenya ranks 88th and Tonga ranks 85th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 8 and Tonga in 6.

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1890s	1.5 years	0 years	1.5 years	Kenya
1900s	10.5 years	5.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1910s	20.5 years	15.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1920s	30.5 years	25.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1930s	40.5 years	35.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1940s	50.5 years	45.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1950s	60.5 years	55.5 years	5 years	Kenya
1960s	68.4 years	65.5 years	2.9 years	Kenya
1970s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga
1980s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga
1990s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga
2000s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga
2010s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga
2020s	69 years	71 years	2 years	Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Kenya or Tonga?: Tonga, at 71 years against 69 years in Kenya as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Kenya and Tonga?: 2 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Kenya ranks 88th and Tonga ranks 85th 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: 18 September 2026

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.