What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Philippines and Saint Lucia?

4 years, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saint Lucia?

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.

Philippines vs Saint Lucia: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Philippines

334 years

in 2022

Saint Lucia

330 years

in 2022

Philippines rank

15th

Saint Lucia rank

17th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Philippines
Saint Lucia

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 334 years against 330 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 4 years.

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

Philippines ranks 15th and Saint Lucia ranks 17th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Saint Lucia	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	1.5 years	0 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1570s	10.5 years	0 years	10.5 years	Philippines
1580s	20.5 years	0 years	20.5 years	Philippines
1590s	30.5 years	0 years	30.5 years	Philippines
1600s	40.5 years	0 years	40.5 years	Philippines
1610s	50.5 years	0 years	50.5 years	Philippines
1620s	60.5 years	0 years	60.5 years	Philippines
1630s	70.5 years	0 years	70.5 years	Philippines
1640s	80.5 years	0 years	80.5 years	Philippines
1650s	90.5 years	5.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1660s	100.5 years	15.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1670s	110.5 years	25.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1680s	120.5 years	35.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1690s	130.5 years	45.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1700s	140.5 years	55.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1710s	150.5 years	65.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1720s	160.5 years	75.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1730s	170.5 years	85.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1740s	180.5 years	95.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1750s	190.5 years	105.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1760s	200.5 years	115.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1770s	210.5 years	125.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1780s	220.5 years	135.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1790s	230.5 years	145.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1800s	240.5 years	155.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1810s	250.5 years	165.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1820s	260.5 years	175.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1830s	270.5 years	185.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1840s	280.5 years	195.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1850s	290.5 years	205.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1860s	300.5 years	215.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1870s	310.5 years	225.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1880s	320.5 years	235.5 years	85 years	Philippines
1890s	330.4 years	245.5 years	84.9 years	Philippines
1900s	334 years	255.5 years	78.5 years	Philippines
1910s	334 years	265.5 years	68.5 years	Philippines
1920s	334 years	275.5 years	58.5 years	Philippines
1930s	334 years	285.5 years	48.5 years	Philippines
1940s	334 years	295.5 years	38.5 years	Philippines
1950s	334 years	305.5 years	28.5 years	Philippines
1960s	334 years	315.5 years	18.5 years	Philippines
1970s	334 years	325.5 years	8.5 years	Philippines
1980s	334 years	330 years	4 years	Philippines
1990s	334 years	330 years	4 years	Philippines
2000s	334 years	330 years	4 years	Philippines
2010s	334 years	330 years	4 years	Philippines
2020s	334 years	330 years	4 years	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Philippines or Saint Lucia?: Philippines, at 334 years against 330 years in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Philippines and Saint Lucia?: 4 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Saint Lucia?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Philippines and Saint Lucia rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Philippines ranks 15th and Saint Lucia ranks 17th 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.