Samoa vs United Kingdom: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Samoa

21 years

in 2022

United Kingdom

0 years

in 2022

Samoa rank

125th

United Kingdom rank

128th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Samoa
United Kingdom

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 21 years against 0 years in United Kingdom, a difference of 21 years.

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

Samoa ranks 125th and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 159 countries.

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About this data

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: 07 August 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.