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Samoa vs Yemen: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Samoa
21 years
in 2022
Yemen
9 years
in 2022
Samoa rank
125th
Yemen rank
127th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Samoa
  • Yemen
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 21 years against 9 years in Yemen, a difference of 12 years.

That makes Samoa's figure about 2.3 times Yemen's.

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

Samoa ranks 125th and Yemen ranks 127th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Yemen 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 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1900s 5.5 years 0 years 5.5 years Samoa
1910s 15.5 years 0 years 15.5 years Samoa
1920s 21 years 0 years 21 years Samoa
1930s 21 years 0 years 21 years Samoa
1940s 21 years 0 years 21 years Samoa
1950s 21 years 0.1 years 20.9 years Samoa
1960s 21 years 6.2 years 14.8 years Samoa
1970s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa
1980s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa
1990s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa
2000s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa
2010s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa
2020s 21 years 9 years 12 years Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Samoa or Yemen?
Samoa, at 21 years against 9 years in Yemen as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Samoa and Yemen?
12 years, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Yemen?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Yemen rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Samoa ranks 125th and Yemen ranks 127th 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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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

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.