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

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 Uruguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Malaysia

207 years

in 2022

Uruguay

204 years

in 2022

Malaysia rank

43rd

Uruguay rank

44th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Malaysia
Uruguay

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 207 years against 204 years in Uruguay, a difference of 3 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Uruguay ahead.

Malaysia ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 44th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 32 and Uruguay in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Uruguay	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	1.5 years	113 years	Malaysia
1630s	124.5 years	10.5 years	114 years	Malaysia
1640s	130.9 years	20.5 years	110.4 years	Malaysia
1650s	131 years	30.5 years	100.5 years	Malaysia
1660s	131 years	40.5 years	90.5 years	Malaysia
1670s	131 years	50.5 years	80.5 years	Malaysia
1680s	131 years	60.5 years	70.5 years	Malaysia
1690s	131 years	70.5 years	60.5 years	Malaysia
1700s	131 years	80.5 years	50.5 years	Malaysia
1710s	131 years	90.5 years	40.5 years	Malaysia
1720s	131 years	100.5 years	30.5 years	Malaysia
1730s	131 years	110.5 years	20.5 years	Malaysia
1740s	131 years	120.5 years	10.5 years	Malaysia
1750s	131 years	130.5 years	0.5 years	Malaysia
1760s	131 years	140.5 years	9.5 years	Uruguay
1770s	131 years	150.5 years	19.5 years	Uruguay
1780s	131 years	160.5 years	29.5 years	Uruguay
1790s	131 years	170.5 years	39.5 years	Uruguay
1800s	131 years	180.5 years	49.5 years	Uruguay
1810s	131 years	190.5 years	59.5 years	Uruguay
1820s	131 years	200.4 years	69.4 years	Uruguay
1830s	131 years	204 years	73 years	Uruguay
1840s	131 years	204 years	73 years	Uruguay
1850s	131 years	204 years	73 years	Uruguay
1860s	131 years	204 years	73 years	Uruguay
1870s	131 years	204 years	73 years	Uruguay
1880s	131.3 years	204 years	72.7 years	Uruguay
1890s	138.5 years	204 years	65.5 years	Uruguay
1900s	148.5 years	204 years	55.5 years	Uruguay
1910s	158.5 years	204 years	45.5 years	Uruguay
1920s	168.5 years	204 years	35.5 years	Uruguay
1930s	178.5 years	204 years	25.5 years	Uruguay
1940s	188.5 years	204 years	15.5 years	Uruguay
1950s	198.5 years	204 years	5.5 years	Uruguay
1960s	206.4 years	204 years	2.4 years	Malaysia
1970s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia
1980s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia
1990s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia
2000s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia
2010s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia
2020s	207 years	204 years	3 years	Malaysia

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 Uruguay?: Malaysia, at 207 years against 204 years in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Malaysia and Uruguay?: 3 years, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Uruguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Malaysia and Uruguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Malaysia ranks 43rd and Uruguay ranks 44th 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.