Laos vs Myanmar: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Laos
62 years
in 2022
Myanmar
63 years
in 2022
Laos rank
98th
Myanmar rank
97th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Laos
  • Myanmar
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 63 years against 62 years in Laos, a difference of 1 years.

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

Laos ranks 98th and Myanmar ranks 97th of 159 countries.

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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.