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

Kenya, at 69 years against 68 years in Vietnam as of 2022.

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

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 Vietnam: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Kenya

69 years

in 2022

Vietnam

68 years

in 2022

Kenya rank

88th

Vietnam rank

90th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Kenya
Vietnam

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 69 years against 68 years in Vietnam, a difference of 1 years.

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

Kenya ranks 88th and Vietnam ranks 90th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 7 and Vietnam in 8.

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1880s	0 years	0.6 years	0.6 years	Vietnam
1890s	1.5 years	8.5 years	7 years	Vietnam
1900s	10.5 years	18.5 years	8 years	Vietnam
1910s	20.5 years	28.5 years	8 years	Vietnam
1920s	30.5 years	38.5 years	8 years	Vietnam
1930s	40.5 years	48.5 years	8 years	Vietnam
1940s	50.5 years	58.5 years	8 years	Vietnam
1950s	60.5 years	67 years	6.5 years	Vietnam
1960s	68.4 years	68 years	0.4 years	Kenya
1970s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya
1980s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya
1990s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya
2000s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya
2010s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya
2020s	69 years	68 years	1 years	Kenya

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 Vietnam?: Kenya, at 69 years against 68 years in Vietnam as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Kenya and Vietnam?: 1 years, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Vietnam?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Kenya and Vietnam rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Kenya ranks 88th and Vietnam ranks 90th 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.