Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Years colonized

Namibia
36
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
37
in 2022
Namibia rank
118th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th

Years colonized over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040146217422022

How they compare

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

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.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1460s 0 0 0 —
1470s 0 0 0 —
1480s 0 0 0 —
1490s 0 0 0 —
1500s 0 0 0 —
1510s 0 0 0 —
1520s 0 0 0 —
1530s 0 0 0 —
1540s 0 0 0 —
1550s 0 0 0 —
1560s 0 0 0 —
1570s 0 0 0 —
1580s 0 0 0 —
1590s 0 0 0 —
1600s 0 0 0 —
1610s 0 0 0 —
1620s 0 0 0 —
1630s 0 0 0 —
1640s 0 0 0 —
1650s 0 0 0 —
1660s 0 0 0 —
1670s 0 0 0 —
1680s 0 0 0 —
1690s 0 0 0 —
1700s 0 0 0 —
1710s 0 0 0 —
1720s 0 0 0 —
1730s 0 0 0 —
1740s 0 0 0 —
1750s 0 0 0 —
1760s 0 0 0 —
1770s 0 0 0 —
1780s 0 0 0 —
1790s 0 0 0 —
1800s 0 0 0 —
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 0 0 —
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0 0 —
1860s 0 0 0 —
1870s 0 0 0 —
1880s 1.5 2.1 0.6 Papua New Guinea
1890s 10.5 11.5 1 Papua New Guinea
1900s 20.5 21.5 1 Papua New Guinea
1910s 30.5 31.5 1 Papua New Guinea
1920s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1930s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1940s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1950s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1960s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1970s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1980s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
1990s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
2000s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
2010s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea
2020s 36 37 1 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years colonized, Namibia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 37 against 36 in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years colonized between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
1, 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 colonized?
Namibia ranks 118th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Years colonized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed