What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?

1 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?

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.

Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Namibia

36 years

in 2022

Papua New Guinea

37 years

in 2022

Namibia rank

118th

Papua New Guinea rank

117th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Namibia
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 37 years against 36 years in Namibia, a difference of 1 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 57 decades both report.

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1880s	1.5 years	2.1 years	0.6 years	Papua New Guinea
1890s	10.5 years	11.5 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1900s	20.5 years	21.5 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1910s	30.5 years	31.5 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1920s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1930s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1940s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1950s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1960s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1970s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1980s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
1990s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
2000s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
2010s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea
2020s	36 years	37 years	1 years	Papua New Guinea

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 Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 37 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 Papua New Guinea?: 1 years, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Namibia ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th 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.