Palau vs Papua New Guinea: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Palau
30 years
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
37 years
in 2022
Palau rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
117th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Palau
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 37 years against 30 years in Palau, a difference of 7 years.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.2 times Palau's.

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

Palau ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 117th of 159 countries.

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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.