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Palau vs Syria: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Palau
30 years
in 2022
Syria
24 years
in 2022
Palau rank
119th
Syria rank
122nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Palau
  • Syria
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How they compare

Palau currently reports 30 years against 24 years in Syria, a difference of 6 years.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Syria's.

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

Palau ranks 119th and Syria ranks 122nd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Syria 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 1.5 years 0 years 1.5 years Palau
1890s 10.5 years 0 years 10.5 years Palau
1900s 20.5 years 0 years 20.5 years Palau
1910s 29 years 0 years 29 years Palau
1920s 30 years 2.8 years 27.2 years Palau
1930s 30 years 12.5 years 17.5 years Palau
1940s 30 years 21.9 years 8.1 years Palau
1950s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
1960s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
1970s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
1980s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
1990s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
2000s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
2010s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau
2020s 30 years 24 years 6 years Palau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Palau or Syria?
Palau, at 30 years against 24 years in Syria as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Palau and Syria?
6 years, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Syria?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Palau and Syria rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Palau ranks 119th and Syria ranks 122nd 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.