Nauru vs New Zealand: Years colonized

Nauru
81
in 2022
New Zealand
81
in 2022
Nauru rank
69th
New Zealand rank
69th

Years colonized over time

  • Nauru
  • New Zealand
020406080146217422022

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 81 against 81 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.

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

Nauru ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 69th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru New Zealand 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 5.5 5.5 New Zealand
1850s 0 15.5 15.5 New Zealand
1860s 0 25.5 25.5 New Zealand
1870s 0 35.5 35.5 New Zealand
1880s 0.3 45.5 45.2 New Zealand
1890s 7.5 55.5 48 New Zealand
1900s 17.5 65.5 48 New Zealand
1910s 27.5 75.5 48 New Zealand
1920s 37.5 81 43.5 New Zealand
1930s 47.5 81 33.5 New Zealand
1940s 57.5 81 23.5 New Zealand
1950s 67.5 81 13.5 New Zealand
1960s 77.4 81 3.6 New Zealand
1970s 81 81 0 —
1980s 81 81 0 —
1990s 81 81 0 —
2000s 81 81 0 —
2010s 81 81 0 —
2020s 81 81 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years colonized, Nauru or New Zealand?
Nauru, at 81 against 81 in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in years colonized between Nauru and New Zealand?
0, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and New Zealand?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Nauru and New Zealand rank globally for years colonized?
Nauru ranks 69th and New Zealand ranks 69th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Nauru vs New Zealand: Years colonized. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/years-colonized/naoero/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/years-colonized/naoero/new-zealand/">Nauru vs New Zealand: Years colonized</a> — Statizoid

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