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

0 years, with Mauritania ahead.

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

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.

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

Mauritania

58 years

in 2022

Zimbabwe

58 years

in 2022

Mauritania rank

103rd

Zimbabwe rank

103rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Mauritania
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Mauritania currently reports 58 years against 58 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 years.

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

Mauritania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

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1890s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1900s	2.8 years	0 years	2.8 years	Mauritania
1910s	12.5 years	0 years	12.5 years	Mauritania
1920s	22.5 years	2.8 years	19.7 years	Mauritania
1930s	32.5 years	12.5 years	20 years	Mauritania
1940s	42.5 years	22.5 years	20 years	Mauritania
1950s	52.5 years	32.5 years	20 years	Mauritania
1960s	58 years	42.5 years	15.5 years	Mauritania
1970s	58 years	52.5 years	5.5 years	Mauritania
1980s	58 years	58 years	0 years	—
1990s	58 years	58 years	0 years	—
2000s	58 years	58 years	0 years	—
2010s	58 years	58 years	0 years	—
2020s	58 years	58 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Mauritania or Zimbabwe?: Mauritania, at 58 years against 58 years in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mauritania and Zimbabwe?: 0 years, with Mauritania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Zimbabwe?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Mauritania and Zimbabwe rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Mauritania ranks 103rd and Zimbabwe 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.