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

0 years, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and East Timor?

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 East Timor: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Philippines

334 years

in 2022

East Timor

334 years

in 2022

Philippines rank

15th

East Timor rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Philippines
East Timor

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 334 years against 334 years in East Timor, a difference of 0 years.

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

Philippines ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 15th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	East Timor	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	3.6 years	76.9 years	Philippines
1650s	90.5 years	13.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1660s	100.5 years	23.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1670s	110.5 years	33.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1680s	120.5 years	43.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1690s	130.5 years	53.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1700s	140.5 years	63.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1710s	150.5 years	73.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1720s	160.5 years	83.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1730s	170.5 years	93.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1740s	180.5 years	103.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1750s	190.5 years	113.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1760s	200.5 years	123.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1770s	210.5 years	133.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1780s	220.5 years	143.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1790s	230.5 years	153.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1800s	240.5 years	163.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1810s	250.5 years	173.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1820s	260.5 years	183.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1830s	270.5 years	193.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1840s	280.5 years	203.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1850s	290.5 years	213.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1860s	300.5 years	223.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1870s	310.5 years	233.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1880s	320.5 years	243.5 years	77 years	Philippines
1890s	330.4 years	253.5 years	76.9 years	Philippines
1900s	334 years	263.5 years	70.5 years	Philippines
1910s	334 years	273.5 years	60.5 years	Philippines
1920s	334 years	283.5 years	50.5 years	Philippines
1930s	334 years	293.5 years	40.5 years	Philippines
1940s	334 years	303.5 years	30.5 years	Philippines
1950s	334 years	313.5 years	20.5 years	Philippines
1960s	334 years	323.5 years	10.5 years	Philippines
1970s	334 years	332.5 years	1.5 years	Philippines
1980s	334 years	334 years	0 years	—
1990s	334 years	334 years	0 years	—
2000s	334 years	334 years	0 years	—
2010s	334 years	334 years	0 years	—
2020s	334 years	334 years	0 years	—

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 East Timor?: Philippines, at 334 years against 334 years in East Timor as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Philippines and East Timor?: 0 years, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and East Timor?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Philippines and East Timor rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Philippines ranks 15th and East Timor ranks 15th 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.