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Marshall Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Marshall Islands
30 years
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
37 years
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 37 years against 30 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 7 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

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

Marshall Islands ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Papua New Guinea 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 2.1 years 0.6 years Papua New Guinea
1890s 10.5 years 11.5 years 1 years Papua New Guinea
1900s 20.5 years 21.5 years 1 years Papua New Guinea
1910s 29 years 31.5 years 2.5 years Papua New Guinea
1920s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1930s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1940s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1950s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1960s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1970s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1980s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
1990s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
2000s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
2010s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea
2020s 30 years 37 years 7 years Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 37 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 Papua New Guinea?
7 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Marshall Islands ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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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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.