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Niger vs Zambia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Niger
39 years
in 2022
Zambia
42 years
in 2022
Niger rank
115th
Zambia rank
113th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Niger
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 42 years against 39 years in Niger, a difference of 3 years.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

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

Niger ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 7.

Head to head by decade

Decade Niger Zambia 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 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1900s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1910s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1920s 3.6 years 2.8 years 0.8 years Niger
1930s 13.5 years 12.5 years 1 years Niger
1940s 23.5 years 22.5 years 1 years Niger
1950s 33.5 years 32.5 years 1 years Niger
1960s 39 years 41 years 2 years Zambia
1970s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia
1980s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia
1990s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia
2000s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia
2010s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia
2020s 39 years 42 years 3 years Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Niger or Zambia?
Zambia, at 42 years against 39 years in Niger as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Niger and Zambia?
3 years, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Zambia?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Niger and Zambia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Niger ranks 115th and Zambia ranks 113th 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.