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Lebanon vs Samoa: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Lebanon
24 years
in 2022
Samoa
21 years
in 2022
Lebanon rank
122nd
Samoa rank
125th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Lebanon
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Lebanon currently reports 24 years against 21 years in Samoa, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.

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

Lebanon ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 125th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 9 and Samoa in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lebanon Samoa 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 5.5 years 5.5 years Samoa
1910s 0 years 15.5 years 15.5 years Samoa
1920s 2.8 years 21 years 18.2 years Samoa
1930s 12.5 years 21 years 8.5 years Samoa
1940s 21.9 years 21 years 0.9 years Lebanon
1950s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
1960s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
1970s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
1980s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
1990s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
2000s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
2010s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon
2020s 24 years 21 years 3 years Lebanon

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 Samoa?
Lebanon, at 24 years against 21 years in Samoa as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Lebanon and Samoa?
3 years, with Lebanon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Samoa?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Lebanon and Samoa rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Lebanon ranks 122nd and Samoa ranks 125th 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

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.