How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?

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 Papua New Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Libya

38 years

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

37 years

in 2022

Libya rank

116th

Papua New Guinea rank

117th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Libya
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Libya currently reports 38 years against 37 years in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1 years.

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

Libya ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 8 and Papua New Guinea in 7.

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1880s	0 years	2.1 years	2.1 years	Papua New Guinea
1890s	0 years	11.5 years	11.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1900s	0 years	21.5 years	21.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1910s	3.6 years	31.5 years	27.9 years	Papua New Guinea
1920s	13.5 years	37 years	23.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1930s	23.5 years	37 years	13.5 years	Papua New Guinea
1940s	31.7 years	37 years	5.3 years	Papua New Guinea
1950s	37.7 years	37 years	0.7 years	Libya
1960s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
1970s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
1980s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
1990s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
2000s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
2010s	38 years	37 years	1 years	Libya
2020s	38 years	37 years	1 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 Papua New Guinea?: Libya, at 38 years against 37 years in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Libya and Papua New Guinea?: 1 years, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Papua New Guinea?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Libya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Libya ranks 116th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.