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Nauru vs Tuvalu: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Nauru
81 years
in 2022
Tuvalu
88 years
in 2022
Nauru rank
69th
Tuvalu rank
66th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Nauru
  • Tuvalu
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How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 88 years against 81 years in Nauru, a difference of 7 years.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.

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

Nauru ranks 69th and Tuvalu ranks 66th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Nauru averaged higher in 9 and Tuvalu in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nauru Tuvalu 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 0.3 years 0 years 0.3 years Nauru
1890s 7.5 years 3.6 years 3.9 years Nauru
1900s 17.5 years 13.5 years 4 years Nauru
1910s 27.5 years 23.5 years 4 years Nauru
1920s 37.5 years 33.5 years 4 years Nauru
1930s 47.5 years 43.5 years 4 years Nauru
1940s 57.5 years 53.5 years 4 years Nauru
1950s 67.5 years 63.5 years 4 years Nauru
1960s 77.4 years 73.5 years 3.9 years Nauru
1970s 81 years 83.5 years 2.5 years Tuvalu
1980s 81 years 88 years 7 years Tuvalu
1990s 81 years 88 years 7 years Tuvalu
2000s 81 years 88 years 7 years Tuvalu
2010s 81 years 88 years 7 years Tuvalu
2020s 81 years 88 years 7 years Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Nauru or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 88 years against 81 years in Nauru as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Nauru and Tuvalu?
7 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nauru and Tuvalu?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Nauru and Tuvalu rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Nauru ranks 69th and Tuvalu ranks 66th 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.