How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Suriname?

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.

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

Mexico

301 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Mexico rank

23rd

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Mexico
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 308 years against 301 years in Mexico, a difference of 7 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Suriname ahead.

Mexico ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 45 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mexico	Suriname	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	4.5 years	0 years	4.5 years	Mexico
1530s	14.5 years	0 years	14.5 years	Mexico
1540s	24.5 years	0 years	24.5 years	Mexico
1550s	34.5 years	0 years	34.5 years	Mexico
1560s	44.5 years	0 years	44.5 years	Mexico
1570s	54.5 years	0 years	54.5 years	Mexico
1580s	64.5 years	0 years	64.5 years	Mexico
1590s	74.5 years	0 years	74.5 years	Mexico
1600s	84.5 years	0 years	84.5 years	Mexico
1610s	94.5 years	0 years	94.5 years	Mexico
1620s	104.5 years	0 years	104.5 years	Mexico
1630s	114.5 years	0 years	114.5 years	Mexico
1640s	124.5 years	0 years	124.5 years	Mexico
1650s	134.5 years	0 years	134.5 years	Mexico
1660s	144.5 years	0.6 years	143.9 years	Mexico
1670s	154.5 years	8.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1680s	164.5 years	18.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1690s	174.5 years	28.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1700s	184.5 years	38.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1710s	194.5 years	48.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1720s	204.5 years	58.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1730s	214.5 years	68.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1740s	224.5 years	78.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1750s	234.5 years	88.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1760s	244.5 years	98.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1770s	254.5 years	108.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1780s	264.5 years	118.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1790s	274.5 years	128.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1800s	284.5 years	138.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1810s	294.5 years	148.5 years	146 years	Mexico
1820s	300.9 years	158.5 years	142.4 years	Mexico
1830s	301 years	168.5 years	132.5 years	Mexico
1840s	301 years	178.5 years	122.5 years	Mexico
1850s	301 years	188.5 years	112.5 years	Mexico
1860s	301 years	198.5 years	102.5 years	Mexico
1870s	301 years	208.5 years	92.5 years	Mexico
1880s	301 years	218.5 years	82.5 years	Mexico
1890s	301 years	228.5 years	72.5 years	Mexico
1900s	301 years	238.5 years	62.5 years	Mexico
1910s	301 years	248.5 years	52.5 years	Mexico
1920s	301 years	258.5 years	42.5 years	Mexico
1930s	301 years	268.5 years	32.5 years	Mexico
1940s	301 years	278.5 years	22.5 years	Mexico
1950s	301 years	288.5 years	12.5 years	Mexico
1960s	301 years	298.5 years	2.5 years	Mexico
1970s	301 years	307 years	6 years	Suriname
1980s	301 years	308 years	7 years	Suriname
1990s	301 years	308 years	7 years	Suriname
2000s	301 years	308 years	7 years	Suriname
2010s	301 years	308 years	7 years	Suriname
2020s	301 years	308 years	7 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Mexico or Suriname?: Suriname, at 308 years against 301 years in Mexico as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Mexico and Suriname?: 7 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Mexico and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Mexico ranks 23rd and Suriname ranks 20th 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.