How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?

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.

Malaysia vs Senegal: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Malaysia

207 years

in 2022

Senegal

232 years

in 2022

Malaysia rank

43rd

Senegal rank

41st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Malaysia
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 232 years against 207 years in Malaysia, a difference of 25 years.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

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

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 35 and Senegal in 17.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Senegal	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	4.5 years	0 years	4.5 years	Malaysia
1520s	14.5 years	0 years	14.5 years	Malaysia
1530s	24.5 years	0 years	24.5 years	Malaysia
1540s	34.5 years	0 years	34.5 years	Malaysia
1550s	44.5 years	0 years	44.5 years	Malaysia
1560s	54.5 years	0 years	54.5 years	Malaysia
1570s	64.5 years	0 years	64.5 years	Malaysia
1580s	74.5 years	0 years	74.5 years	Malaysia
1590s	84.5 years	0 years	84.5 years	Malaysia
1600s	94.5 years	0 years	94.5 years	Malaysia
1610s	104.5 years	0 years	104.5 years	Malaysia
1620s	114.5 years	0 years	114.5 years	Malaysia
1630s	124.5 years	0 years	124.5 years	Malaysia
1640s	130.9 years	0 years	130.9 years	Malaysia
1650s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1660s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1670s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1680s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1690s	131 years	2.8 years	128.2 years	Malaysia
1700s	131 years	12.5 years	118.5 years	Malaysia
1710s	131 years	22.5 years	108.5 years	Malaysia
1720s	131 years	32.5 years	98.5 years	Malaysia
1730s	131 years	42.5 years	88.5 years	Malaysia
1740s	131 years	52.5 years	78.5 years	Malaysia
1750s	131 years	62.5 years	68.5 years	Malaysia
1760s	131 years	72.5 years	58.5 years	Malaysia
1770s	131 years	82.5 years	48.5 years	Malaysia
1780s	131 years	92.5 years	38.5 years	Malaysia
1790s	131 years	102.5 years	28.5 years	Malaysia
1800s	131 years	112.5 years	18.5 years	Malaysia
1810s	131 years	122.2 years	8.8 years	Malaysia
1820s	131 years	125 years	6 years	Malaysia
1830s	131 years	125 years	6 years	Malaysia
1840s	131 years	125 years	6 years	Malaysia
1850s	131 years	127.1 years	3.9 years	Malaysia
1860s	131 years	136.5 years	5.5 years	Senegal
1870s	131 years	146.5 years	15.5 years	Senegal
1880s	131.3 years	156.5 years	25.2 years	Senegal
1890s	138.5 years	166.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1900s	148.5 years	176.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1910s	158.5 years	186.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1920s	168.5 years	196.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1930s	178.5 years	206.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1940s	188.5 years	216.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1950s	198.5 years	226.5 years	28 years	Senegal
1960s	206.4 years	232 years	25.6 years	Senegal
1970s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal
1980s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal
1990s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal
2000s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal
2010s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal
2020s	207 years	232 years	25 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Malaysia or Senegal?: Senegal, at 232 years against 207 years in Malaysia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Malaysia and Senegal?: 25 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Senegal?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Senegal rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Malaysia ranks 43rd and Senegal ranks 41st 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.