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
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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.

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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.