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

Kenya, at 69 years against 69 years in Uganda as of 2022.

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

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 Uganda: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Kenya

69 years

in 2022

Uganda

69 years

in 2022

Kenya rank

88th

Uganda rank

88th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 69 years against 69 years in Uganda, a difference of 0 years.

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

Kenya ranks 88th and Uganda ranks 88th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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1890s	1.5 years	2.1 years	0.6 years	Uganda
1900s	10.5 years	11.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1910s	20.5 years	21.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1920s	30.5 years	31.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1930s	40.5 years	41.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1940s	50.5 years	51.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1950s	60.5 years	61.5 years	1 years	Uganda
1960s	68.4 years	68.7 years	0.3 years	Uganda
1970s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—
1980s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—
1990s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—
2000s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—
2010s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—
2020s	69 years	69 years	0 years	—

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 Uganda?: Kenya, at 69 years against 69 years in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Kenya and Uganda?: 0 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Kenya ranks 88th and Uganda ranks 88th 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.