What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Lebanon and Marshall Islands?

6 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Marshall Islands?

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.

Lebanon vs Marshall Islands: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Lebanon

24 years

in 2022

Marshall Islands

30 years

in 2022

Lebanon rank

122nd

Marshall Islands rank

119th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Lebanon
Marshall Islands

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 30 years against 24 years in Lebanon, a difference of 6 years.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Lebanon's.

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

Lebanon ranks 122nd and Marshall Islands ranks 119th of 159 countries.

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

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1880s	0 years	1.5 years	1.5 years	Marshall Islands
1890s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Marshall Islands
1900s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Marshall Islands
1910s	0 years	29 years	29 years	Marshall Islands
1920s	2.8 years	30 years	27.2 years	Marshall Islands
1930s	12.5 years	30 years	17.5 years	Marshall Islands
1940s	21.9 years	30 years	8.1 years	Marshall Islands
1950s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
1960s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
1970s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
1980s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
1990s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
2000s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
2010s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands
2020s	24 years	30 years	6 years	Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Lebanon or Marshall Islands?: Marshall Islands, at 30 years against 24 years in Lebanon as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Lebanon and Marshall Islands?: 6 years, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Marshall Islands?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Lebanon and Marshall Islands rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Lebanon ranks 122nd and Marshall Islands ranks 119th 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.