What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mali and Mauritania?

1 years, with Mauritania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?

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.

Mali vs Mauritania: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Mali

57 years

in 2022

Mauritania

58 years

in 2022

Mali rank

106th

Mauritania rank

103rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Mali
Mauritania

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 58 years against 57 years in Mali, a difference of 1 years.

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

Mali ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 103rd of 159 countries.

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

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1900s	2.1 years	2.8 years	0.7 years	Mauritania
1910s	11.5 years	12.5 years	1 years	Mauritania
1920s	21.5 years	22.5 years	1 years	Mauritania
1930s	31.5 years	32.5 years	1 years	Mauritania
1940s	41.5 years	42.5 years	1 years	Mauritania
1950s	51.5 years	52.5 years	1 years	Mauritania
1960s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
1970s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
1980s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
1990s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
2000s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
2010s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania
2020s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Mali or Mauritania?: Mauritania, at 58 years against 57 years in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mali and Mauritania?: 1 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Mauritania?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Mali and Mauritania rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Mali ranks 106th and Mauritania ranks 103rd 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.