Micronesia (country) vs Venezuela: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Micronesia (country)
250 years
in 2022
Venezuela
266 years
in 2022
Micronesia (country) rank
39th
Venezuela rank
36th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Micronesia (country)
  • Venezuela
0100200300146217422022

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 266 years against 250 years in Micronesia (country), a difference of 16 years.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Micronesia (country)'s.

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

Micronesia (country) ranks 39th and Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries.

Individual pages

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.