What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mauritius and Venezuela?

12 years, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Venezuela?

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.

Mauritius vs Venezuela: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Mauritius

254 years

in 2022

Venezuela

266 years

in 2022

Mauritius rank

38th

Venezuela rank

36th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Mauritius
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 266 years against 254 years in Mauritius, a difference of 12 years.

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

Mauritius ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mauritius	Venezuela	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	1 years	1 years	Venezuela
1560s	0 years	9.5 years	9.5 years	Venezuela
1570s	0 years	19.5 years	19.5 years	Venezuela
1580s	0 years	29.5 years	29.5 years	Venezuela
1590s	0 years	39.5 years	39.5 years	Venezuela
1600s	0 years	49.5 years	49.5 years	Venezuela
1610s	0 years	59.5 years	59.5 years	Venezuela
1620s	0 years	69.5 years	69.5 years	Venezuela
1630s	0 years	79.5 years	79.5 years	Venezuela
1640s	0 years	89.5 years	89.5 years	Venezuela
1650s	0 years	99.5 years	99.5 years	Venezuela
1660s	0 years	109.5 years	109.5 years	Venezuela
1670s	0 years	119.5 years	119.5 years	Venezuela
1680s	0 years	129.5 years	129.5 years	Venezuela
1690s	0 years	139.5 years	139.5 years	Venezuela
1700s	0 years	149.5 years	149.5 years	Venezuela
1710s	1.5 years	159.5 years	158 years	Venezuela
1720s	10.5 years	169.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1730s	20.5 years	179.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1740s	30.5 years	189.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1750s	40.5 years	199.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1760s	50.5 years	209.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1770s	60.5 years	219.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1780s	70.5 years	229.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1790s	80.5 years	239.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1800s	90.5 years	249.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1810s	100.5 years	259.5 years	159 years	Venezuela
1820s	110.5 years	265.9 years	155.4 years	Venezuela
1830s	120.5 years	266 years	145.5 years	Venezuela
1840s	130.5 years	266 years	135.5 years	Venezuela
1850s	140.5 years	266 years	125.5 years	Venezuela
1860s	150.5 years	266 years	115.5 years	Venezuela
1870s	160.5 years	266 years	105.5 years	Venezuela
1880s	170.5 years	266 years	95.5 years	Venezuela
1890s	180.5 years	266 years	85.5 years	Venezuela
1900s	190.5 years	266 years	75.5 years	Venezuela
1910s	200.5 years	266 years	65.5 years	Venezuela
1920s	210.5 years	266 years	55.5 years	Venezuela
1930s	220.5 years	266 years	45.5 years	Venezuela
1940s	230.5 years	266 years	35.5 years	Venezuela
1950s	240.5 years	266 years	25.5 years	Venezuela
1960s	250.4 years	266 years	15.6 years	Venezuela
1970s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela
1980s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela
1990s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela
2000s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela
2010s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela
2020s	254 years	266 years	12 years	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Mauritius or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 266 years against 254 years in Mauritius as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mauritius and Venezuela?: 12 years, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritius and Venezuela?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Mauritius and Venezuela rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Mauritius ranks 38th and Venezuela ranks 36th 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.