How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Lesotho vs United Arab Emirates: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Lesotho

83 years

in 2022

United Arab Emirates

80 years

in 2022

Lesotho rank

68th

United Arab Emirates rank

71st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Lesotho
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 83 years against 80 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3 years.

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

Lesotho ranks 68th and United Arab Emirates ranks 71st of 159 countries.

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

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1880s	2.1 years	0 years	2.1 years	Lesotho
1890s	11.5 years	3.6 years	7.9 years	Lesotho
1900s	21.5 years	13.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1910s	31.5 years	23.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1920s	41.5 years	33.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1930s	51.5 years	43.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1940s	61.5 years	53.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1950s	71.5 years	63.5 years	8 years	Lesotho
1960s	80.9 years	73.5 years	7.4 years	Lesotho
1970s	83 years	79.9 years	3.1 years	Lesotho
1980s	83 years	80 years	3 years	Lesotho
1990s	83 years	80 years	3 years	Lesotho
2000s	83 years	80 years	3 years	Lesotho
2010s	83 years	80 years	3 years	Lesotho
2020s	83 years	80 years	3 years	Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Lesotho or United Arab Emirates?: Lesotho, at 83 years against 80 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 3 years, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and United Arab Emirates?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and United Arab Emirates rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Lesotho ranks 68th and United Arab Emirates ranks 71st 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.