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Libya vs Namibia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Libya
38 years
in 2022
Namibia
36 years
in 2022
Libya rank
116th
Namibia rank
118th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Libya
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 38 years against 36 years in Namibia, a difference of 2 years.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Libya ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 118th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 8 and Namibia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Namibia 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 1.5 years 1.5 years Namibia
1890s 0 years 10.5 years 10.5 years Namibia
1900s 0 years 20.5 years 20.5 years Namibia
1910s 3.6 years 30.5 years 26.9 years Namibia
1920s 13.5 years 36 years 22.5 years Namibia
1930s 23.5 years 36 years 12.5 years Namibia
1940s 31.7 years 36 years 4.3 years Namibia
1950s 37.7 years 36 years 1.7 years Libya
1960s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
1970s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
1980s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
1990s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
2000s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
2010s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya
2020s 38 years 36 years 2 years Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Libya or Namibia?
Libya, at 38 years against 36 years in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Libya and Namibia?
2 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Namibia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Libya and Namibia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Libya ranks 116th and Namibia ranks 118th 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.