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Marshall Islands vs Namibia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Marshall Islands
30 years
in 2022
Namibia
36 years
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
119th
Namibia rank
118th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 36 years against 30 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 6 years.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 118th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Namibia 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1520s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 1.5 years 1.5 years 0 years —
1890s 10.5 years 10.5 years 0 years —
1900s 20.5 years 20.5 years 0 years —
1910s 29 years 30.5 years 1.5 years Namibia
1920s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1930s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1940s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1950s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1960s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1970s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1980s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
1990s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
2000s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
2010s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia
2020s 30 years 36 years 6 years Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Marshall Islands or Namibia?
Namibia, at 36 years against 30 years in Marshall Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Marshall Islands and Namibia?
6 years, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Namibia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and Namibia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Marshall Islands ranks 119th and Namibia ranks 118th 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

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.