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Kiribati vs Lesotho: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Kiribati
88 years
in 2022
Lesotho
83 years
in 2022
Kiribati rank
66th
Lesotho rank
68th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Kiribati
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 88 years against 83 years in Lesotho, a difference of 5 years.

That makes Kiribati's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

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

Kiribati ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 68th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 6 and Lesotho in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Lesotho 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 2.1 years 2.1 years Lesotho
1890s 3.6 years 11.5 years 7.9 years Lesotho
1900s 13.5 years 21.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1910s 23.5 years 31.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1920s 33.5 years 41.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1930s 43.5 years 51.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1940s 53.5 years 61.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1950s 63.5 years 71.5 years 8 years Lesotho
1960s 73.5 years 80.9 years 7.4 years Lesotho
1970s 83.5 years 83 years 0.5 years Kiribati
1980s 88 years 83 years 5 years Kiribati
1990s 88 years 83 years 5 years Kiribati
2000s 88 years 83 years 5 years Kiribati
2010s 88 years 83 years 5 years Kiribati
2020s 88 years 83 years 5 years Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Kiribati or Lesotho?
Kiribati, at 88 years against 83 years in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Kiribati and Lesotho?
5 years, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Lesotho?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Lesotho rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Kiribati ranks 66th and Lesotho ranks 68th 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

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.