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Myanmar vs Nigeria: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Myanmar
63 years
in 2022
Nigeria
62 years
in 2022
Myanmar rank
97th
Nigeria rank
98th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Myanmar
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 63 years against 62 years in Nigeria, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Nigeria ahead.

Myanmar ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 98th of 159 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Nigeria 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 1 years 0 years 1 years Myanmar
1890s 9.5 years 0.1 years 9.4 years Myanmar
1900s 19.5 years 6.5 years 13 years Myanmar
1910s 29.5 years 16.5 years 13 years Myanmar
1920s 39.5 years 26.5 years 13 years Myanmar
1930s 49.5 years 36.5 years 13 years Myanmar
1940s 59.4 years 46.5 years 12.9 years Myanmar
1950s 63 years 56.5 years 6.5 years Myanmar
1960s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
1970s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
1980s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
1990s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
2000s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
2010s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar
2020s 63 years 62 years 1 years Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Myanmar or Nigeria?
Myanmar, at 63 years against 62 years in Nigeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Myanmar and Nigeria?
1 years, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Nigeria?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Myanmar and Nigeria rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Myanmar ranks 97th and Nigeria ranks 98th 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

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.