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Malawi vs Tanzania: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Malawi
74 years
in 2022
Tanzania
73 years
in 2022
Malawi rank
79th
Tanzania rank
80th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 74 years against 73 years in Tanzania, a difference of 1 years.

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

Malawi ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 80th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania 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 0 years 0 years —
1890s 4.5 years 4.5 years 0 years —
1900s 14.5 years 14.5 years 0 years —
1910s 24.5 years 24.5 years 0 years —
1920s 34.5 years 34.5 years 0 years —
1930s 44.5 years 44.5 years 0 years —
1940s 54.5 years 54.5 years 0 years —
1950s 64.5 years 64.5 years 0 years —
1960s 73 years 72.4 years 0.6 years Malawi
1970s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
1980s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
1990s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
2000s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
2010s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi
2020s 74 years 73 years 1 years Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at 74 years against 73 years in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Malawi and Tanzania?
1 years, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Malawi ranks 79th and Tanzania ranks 80th 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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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.