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

Mexico
301 years
in 2022
Panama
303 years
in 2022
Mexico rank
23rd
Panama rank
22nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Mexico
  • Panama
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How they compare

Panama currently reports 303 years against 301 years in Mexico, a difference of 2 years.

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

Mexico ranks 23rd and Panama ranks 22nd 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.