How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Niger?

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.

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

Libya

38 years

in 2022

Niger

39 years

in 2022

Libya rank

116th

Niger rank

115th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Libya
Niger

How they compare

Niger currently reports 39 years against 38 years in Libya, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Niger ahead.

Libya ranks 116th and Niger ranks 115th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 7.

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1910s	3.6 years	0 years	3.6 years	Libya
1920s	13.5 years	3.6 years	9.9 years	Libya
1930s	23.5 years	13.5 years	10 years	Libya
1940s	31.7 years	23.5 years	8.2 years	Libya
1950s	37.7 years	33.5 years	4.2 years	Libya
1960s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
1970s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
1980s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
1990s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
2000s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
2010s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger
2020s	38 years	39 years	1 years	Niger

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 Niger?: Niger, at 39 years against 38 years in Libya as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Libya and Niger?: 1 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Niger?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Libya and Niger rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Libya ranks 116th and Niger ranks 115th 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.