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New Zealand vs United Arab Emirates: Years a country was a European overseas colony

New Zealand
81 years
in 2022
United Arab Emirates
80 years
in 2022
New Zealand rank
69th
United Arab Emirates rank
71st

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • New Zealand
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 81 years against 80 years in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

New Zealand ranks 69th and United Arab Emirates ranks 71st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand United Arab Emirates 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 5.5 years 0 years 5.5 years New Zealand
1850s 15.5 years 0 years 15.5 years New Zealand
1860s 25.5 years 0 years 25.5 years New Zealand
1870s 35.5 years 0 years 35.5 years New Zealand
1880s 45.5 years 0 years 45.5 years New Zealand
1890s 55.5 years 3.6 years 51.9 years New Zealand
1900s 65.5 years 13.5 years 52 years New Zealand
1910s 75.5 years 23.5 years 52 years New Zealand
1920s 81 years 33.5 years 47.5 years New Zealand
1930s 81 years 43.5 years 37.5 years New Zealand
1940s 81 years 53.5 years 27.5 years New Zealand
1950s 81 years 63.5 years 17.5 years New Zealand
1960s 81 years 73.5 years 7.5 years New Zealand
1970s 81 years 79.9 years 1.1 years New Zealand
1980s 81 years 80 years 1 years New Zealand
1990s 81 years 80 years 1 years New Zealand
2000s 81 years 80 years 1 years New Zealand
2010s 81 years 80 years 1 years New Zealand
2020s 81 years 80 years 1 years New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, New Zealand or United Arab Emirates?
New Zealand, at 81 years against 80 years in United Arab Emirates as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
1 years, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United Arab Emirates?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and United Arab Emirates rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
New Zealand ranks 69th and United Arab Emirates ranks 71st 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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About this data

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.