How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela?

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.

Paraguay vs Venezuela: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Paraguay

275 years

in 2022

Venezuela

266 years

in 2022

Paraguay rank

34th

Venezuela rank

36th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Paraguay
Venezuela

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 275 years against 266 years in Venezuela, a difference of 9 years.

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

Paraguay ranks 34th and Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Paraguay	Venezuela	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	0.6 years	0 years	0.6 years	Paraguay
1540s	8.5 years	0 years	8.5 years	Paraguay
1550s	18.5 years	1 years	17.5 years	Paraguay
1560s	28.5 years	9.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1570s	38.5 years	19.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1580s	48.5 years	29.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1590s	58.5 years	39.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1600s	68.5 years	49.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1610s	78.5 years	59.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1620s	88.5 years	69.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1630s	98.5 years	79.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1640s	108.5 years	89.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1650s	118.5 years	99.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1660s	128.5 years	109.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1670s	138.5 years	119.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1680s	148.5 years	129.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1690s	158.5 years	139.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1700s	168.5 years	149.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1710s	178.5 years	159.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1720s	188.5 years	169.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1730s	198.5 years	179.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1740s	208.5 years	189.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1750s	218.5 years	199.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1760s	228.5 years	209.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1770s	238.5 years	219.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1780s	248.5 years	229.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1790s	258.5 years	239.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1800s	268.5 years	249.5 years	19 years	Paraguay
1810s	274.9 years	259.5 years	15.4 years	Paraguay
1820s	275 years	265.9 years	9.1 years	Paraguay
1830s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1840s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1850s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1860s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1870s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1880s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1890s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1900s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1910s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1920s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1930s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1940s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1950s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1960s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1970s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1980s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
1990s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
2000s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
2010s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay
2020s	275 years	266 years	9 years	Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Paraguay or Venezuela?: Paraguay, at 275 years against 266 years in Venezuela as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Paraguay and Venezuela?: 9 years, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Venezuela?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Paraguay and Venezuela rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Paraguay ranks 34th and Venezuela ranks 36th 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.