Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Malaysia or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 218 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

11 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Malaysia

207 years

in 2022

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

218 years

in 2022

Malaysia rank

43rd

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank

42nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Malaysia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 218 years against 207 years in Malaysia, a difference of 11 years.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines'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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 46 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	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	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1700s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1710s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1720s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1730s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1740s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1750s	131 years	0 years	131 years	Malaysia
1760s	131 years	3.6 years	127.4 years	Malaysia
1770s	131 years	13.5 years	117.5 years	Malaysia
1780s	131 years	23.5 years	107.5 years	Malaysia
1790s	131 years	33.5 years	97.5 years	Malaysia
1800s	131 years	43.5 years	87.5 years	Malaysia
1810s	131 years	53.5 years	77.5 years	Malaysia
1820s	131 years	63.5 years	67.5 years	Malaysia
1830s	131 years	73.5 years	57.5 years	Malaysia
1840s	131 years	83.5 years	47.5 years	Malaysia
1850s	131 years	93.5 years	37.5 years	Malaysia
1860s	131 years	103.5 years	27.5 years	Malaysia
1870s	131 years	113.5 years	17.5 years	Malaysia
1880s	131.3 years	123.5 years	7.8 years	Malaysia
1890s	138.5 years	133.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1900s	148.5 years	143.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1910s	158.5 years	153.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1920s	168.5 years	163.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1930s	178.5 years	173.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1940s	188.5 years	183.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1950s	198.5 years	193.5 years	5 years	Malaysia
1960s	206.4 years	203.5 years	2.9 years	Malaysia
1970s	207 years	213.5 years	6.5 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1980s	207 years	218 years	11 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1990s	207 years	218 years	11 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2000s	207 years	218 years	11 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010s	207 years	218 years	11 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020s	207 years	218 years	11 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 218 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: 11 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Malaysia ranks 43rd and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd 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: 07 August 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.