Lesotho vs New Zealand: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Lesotho
83 years
in 2022
New Zealand
81 years
in 2022
Lesotho rank
68th
New Zealand rank
69th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Lesotho
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 83 years against 81 years in New Zealand, a difference of 2 years.

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

Lesotho ranks 68th and New Zealand ranks 69th 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.