How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?

561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.

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.

Panama vs Suriname: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Panama

303 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Panama rank

22nd

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Panama
Suriname

How they compare

Suriname currently reports 308 years against 303 years in Panama, a difference of 5 years.

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

Panama ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 46 and Suriname in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Panama	Suriname	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	0.1 years	0 years	0.1 years	Panama
1520s	6.5 years	0 years	6.5 years	Panama
1530s	16.5 years	0 years	16.5 years	Panama
1540s	26.5 years	0 years	26.5 years	Panama
1550s	36.5 years	0 years	36.5 years	Panama
1560s	46.5 years	0 years	46.5 years	Panama
1570s	56.5 years	0 years	56.5 years	Panama
1580s	66.5 years	0 years	66.5 years	Panama
1590s	76.5 years	0 years	76.5 years	Panama
1600s	86.5 years	0 years	86.5 years	Panama
1610s	96.5 years	0 years	96.5 years	Panama
1620s	106.5 years	0 years	106.5 years	Panama
1630s	116.5 years	0 years	116.5 years	Panama
1640s	126.5 years	0 years	126.5 years	Panama
1650s	136.5 years	0 years	136.5 years	Panama
1660s	146.5 years	0.6 years	145.9 years	Panama
1670s	156.5 years	8.5 years	148 years	Panama
1680s	166.5 years	18.5 years	148 years	Panama
1690s	176.5 years	28.5 years	148 years	Panama
1700s	186.5 years	38.5 years	148 years	Panama
1710s	196.5 years	48.5 years	148 years	Panama
1720s	206.5 years	58.5 years	148 years	Panama
1730s	216.5 years	68.5 years	148 years	Panama
1740s	226.5 years	78.5 years	148 years	Panama
1750s	236.5 years	88.5 years	148 years	Panama
1760s	246.5 years	98.5 years	148 years	Panama
1770s	256.5 years	108.5 years	148 years	Panama
1780s	266.5 years	118.5 years	148 years	Panama
1790s	276.5 years	128.5 years	148 years	Panama
1800s	286.5 years	138.5 years	148 years	Panama
1810s	296.5 years	148.5 years	148 years	Panama
1820s	302.9 years	158.5 years	144.4 years	Panama
1830s	303 years	168.5 years	134.5 years	Panama
1840s	303 years	178.5 years	124.5 years	Panama
1850s	303 years	188.5 years	114.5 years	Panama
1860s	303 years	198.5 years	104.5 years	Panama
1870s	303 years	208.5 years	94.5 years	Panama
1880s	303 years	218.5 years	84.5 years	Panama
1890s	303 years	228.5 years	74.5 years	Panama
1900s	303 years	238.5 years	64.5 years	Panama
1910s	303 years	248.5 years	54.5 years	Panama
1920s	303 years	258.5 years	44.5 years	Panama
1930s	303 years	268.5 years	34.5 years	Panama
1940s	303 years	278.5 years	24.5 years	Panama
1950s	303 years	288.5 years	14.5 years	Panama
1960s	303 years	298.5 years	4.5 years	Panama
1970s	303 years	307 years	4 years	Suriname
1980s	303 years	308 years	5 years	Suriname
1990s	303 years	308 years	5 years	Suriname
2000s	303 years	308 years	5 years	Suriname
2010s	303 years	308 years	5 years	Suriname
2020s	303 years	308 years	5 years	Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Panama or Suriname?: Suriname, at 308 years against 303 years in Panama as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Panama and Suriname?: 5 years, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Panama and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Panama ranks 22nd and Suriname ranks 20th 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: 18 September 2026

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.