Mexico vs Nicaragua: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Mexico
301 years
in 2022
Nicaragua
298 years
in 2022
Mexico rank
23rd
Nicaragua rank
24th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Mexico
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 301 years against 298 years in Nicaragua, a difference of 3 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Nicaragua ranks 24th 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.