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

North Korea
0 years
in 2022
Yemen
9 years
in 2022
North Korea rank
128th
Yemen rank
127th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • North Korea
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Yemen currently reports 9 years against 0 years in North Korea, a difference of 9 years.

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

North Korea ranks 128th and Yemen ranks 127th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Yemen 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 0.1 years 0.1 years Yemen
1960s 0 years 6.2 years 6.2 years Yemen
1970s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen
1980s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen
1990s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen
2000s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen
2010s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen
2020s 0 years 9 years 9 years Yemen

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 Yemen?
Yemen, at 9 years against 0 years in North Korea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between North Korea and Yemen?
9 years, with Yemen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Yemen?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do North Korea and Yemen rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
North Korea ranks 128th and Yemen ranks 127th 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.