What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Morocco and Solomon Islands?

2 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Solomon Islands?

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.

Morocco vs Solomon Islands: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Morocco

92 years

in 2022

Solomon Islands

94 years

in 2022

Morocco rank

60th

Solomon Islands rank

57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Morocco
Solomon Islands

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 94 years against 92 years in Morocco, a difference of 2 years.

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

Morocco ranks 60th and Solomon Islands ranks 57th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 10 and Solomon Islands in 5.

Head to head by decade

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1880s	2.1 years	1.5 years	0.6 years	Morocco
1890s	11.5 years	10.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1900s	21.5 years	20.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1910s	31.5 years	30.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1920s	41.5 years	40.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1930s	51.5 years	50.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1940s	61.5 years	60.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1950s	71.5 years	70.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1960s	81.5 years	80.5 years	1 years	Morocco
1970s	90.5 years	90.4 years	0.1 years	Morocco
1980s	92 years	94 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1990s	92 years	94 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
2000s	92 years	94 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
2010s	92 years	94 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
2020s	92 years	94 years	2 years	Solomon Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Morocco or Solomon Islands?: Solomon Islands, at 94 years against 92 years in Morocco as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Morocco and Solomon Islands?: 2 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Solomon Islands?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Morocco and Solomon Islands rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Morocco ranks 60th and Solomon Islands ranks 57th 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.