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Morocco vs Vanuatu: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Morocco
92 years
in 2022
Vanuatu
94 years
in 2022
Morocco rank
60th
Vanuatu rank
57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Morocco
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu ahead.

Morocco ranks 60th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Morocco Vanuatu 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 2.1 years 0.6 years 1.5 years Morocco
1890s 11.5 years 8.5 years 3 years Morocco
1900s 21.5 years 18.5 years 3 years Morocco
1910s 31.5 years 28.5 years 3 years Morocco
1920s 41.5 years 38.5 years 3 years Morocco
1930s 51.5 years 48.5 years 3 years Morocco
1940s 61.5 years 58.5 years 3 years Morocco
1950s 71.5 years 68.5 years 3 years Morocco
1960s 81.5 years 78.5 years 3 years Morocco
1970s 90.5 years 88.5 years 2 years Morocco
1980s 92 years 94 years 2 years Vanuatu
1990s 92 years 94 years 2 years Vanuatu
2000s 92 years 94 years 2 years Vanuatu
2010s 92 years 94 years 2 years Vanuatu
2020s 92 years 94 years 2 years Vanuatu

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 Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu?
2 years, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Vanuatu?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Morocco and Vanuatu rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Morocco ranks 60th and Vanuatu 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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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.