Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Mali or Rwanda?

Rwanda, at 58 years against 57 years in Mali as of 2022.

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

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 Rwanda: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Mali

57 years

in 2022

Rwanda

58 years

in 2022

Mali rank

106th

Rwanda rank

103rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Mali
Rwanda

How they compare

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

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

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

Across the 57 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 4 and Rwanda in 10.

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1890s	0 years	0.1 years	0.1 years	Rwanda
1900s	2.1 years	6.5 years	4.4 years	Rwanda
1910s	11.5 years	15.5 years	4 years	Rwanda
1920s	21.5 years	20.6 years	0.9 years	Mali
1930s	31.5 years	30.5 years	1 years	Mali
1940s	41.5 years	40.5 years	1 years	Mali
1950s	51.5 years	50.5 years	1 years	Mali
1960s	57 years	57.7 years	0.7 years	Rwanda
1970s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda
1980s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda
1990s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda
2000s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda
2010s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda
2020s	57 years	58 years	1 years	Rwanda

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 Rwanda?: Rwanda, 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 Rwanda?: 1 years, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Rwanda?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Mali and Rwanda rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Mali ranks 106th and Rwanda 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.