Maldives vs New Zealand: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Maldives
79 years
in 2022
New Zealand
81 years
in 2022
Maldives rank
72nd
New Zealand rank
69th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Maldives
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 81 years against 79 years in Maldives, a difference of 2 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 72nd and New Zealand ranks 69th of 159 countries.

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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.