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Namibia vs Niger: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Namibia
36 years
in 2022
Niger
39 years
in 2022
Namibia rank
118th
Niger rank
115th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Namibia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 39 years against 36 years in Namibia, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 118th and Niger ranks 115th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Niger 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 1.5 years 0 years 1.5 years Namibia
1890s 10.5 years 0 years 10.5 years Namibia
1900s 20.5 years 0 years 20.5 years Namibia
1910s 30.5 years 0 years 30.5 years Namibia
1920s 36 years 3.6 years 32.4 years Namibia
1930s 36 years 13.5 years 22.5 years Namibia
1940s 36 years 23.5 years 12.5 years Namibia
1950s 36 years 33.5 years 2.5 years Namibia
1960s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
1970s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
1980s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
1990s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
2000s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
2010s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger
2020s 36 years 39 years 3 years Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Namibia or Niger?
Niger, at 39 years against 36 years in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Namibia and Niger?
3 years, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Niger?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Niger rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Namibia ranks 118th and Niger ranks 115th 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.