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North Korea vs South Korea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

North Korea
0 years
in 2022
South Korea
0 years
in 2022
North Korea rank
128th
South Korea rank
128th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • North Korea
  • South Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 years against 0 years in South Korea, a difference of 0 years.

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

North Korea ranks 128th and South Korea ranks 128th of 159 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea South Korea 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 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1900s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1910s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1920s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1930s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1940s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1950s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1960s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1970s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1980s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1990s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
2000s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
2010s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
2020s 0 years 0 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, North Korea or South Korea?
North Korea, at 0 years against 0 years in South Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between North Korea and South Korea?
0 years, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
North Korea ranks 128th and South Korea ranks 128th 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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About this data

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.