Mauritius vs South Africa: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Mauritius
254 years
in 2022
South Africa
262 years
in 2022
Mauritius rank
38th
South Africa rank
37th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Mauritius
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 262 years against 254 years in Mauritius, a difference of 8 years.

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

Mauritius ranks 38th and South Africa ranks 37th of 159 countries.

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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
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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.