How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?

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.

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

Kiribati

88 years

in 2022

Nauru

81 years

in 2022

Kiribati rank

66th

Nauru rank

69th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Kiribati
Nauru

How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 88 years against 81 years in Nauru, a difference of 7 years.

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

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

Kiribati ranks 66th and Nauru ranks 69th of 159 countries.

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

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1880s	0 years	0.3 years	0.3 years	Nauru
1890s	3.6 years	7.5 years	3.9 years	Nauru
1900s	13.5 years	17.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1910s	23.5 years	27.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1920s	33.5 years	37.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1930s	43.5 years	47.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1940s	53.5 years	57.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1950s	63.5 years	67.5 years	4 years	Nauru
1960s	73.5 years	77.4 years	3.9 years	Nauru
1970s	83.5 years	81 years	2.5 years	Kiribati
1980s	88 years	81 years	7 years	Kiribati
1990s	88 years	81 years	7 years	Kiribati
2000s	88 years	81 years	7 years	Kiribati
2010s	88 years	81 years	7 years	Kiribati
2020s	88 years	81 years	7 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 Nauru?: Kiribati, at 88 years against 81 years in Nauru as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Kiribati and Nauru?: 7 years, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nauru?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Kiribati and Nauru rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Kiribati ranks 66th and Nauru ranks 69th 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.