How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uruguay?

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.

Senegal vs Uruguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Senegal

232 years

in 2022

Uruguay

204 years

in 2022

Senegal rank

41st

Uruguay rank

44th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Senegal
Uruguay

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 232 years against 204 years in Uruguay, a difference of 28 years.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Senegal ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 44th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Senegal averaged higher in 10 and Uruguay in 31.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Uruguay	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	1.5 years	1.5 years	Uruguay
1630s	0 years	10.5 years	10.5 years	Uruguay
1640s	0 years	20.5 years	20.5 years	Uruguay
1650s	0 years	30.5 years	30.5 years	Uruguay
1660s	0 years	40.5 years	40.5 years	Uruguay
1670s	0 years	50.5 years	50.5 years	Uruguay
1680s	0 years	60.5 years	60.5 years	Uruguay
1690s	2.8 years	70.5 years	67.7 years	Uruguay
1700s	12.5 years	80.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1710s	22.5 years	90.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1720s	32.5 years	100.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1730s	42.5 years	110.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1740s	52.5 years	120.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1750s	62.5 years	130.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1760s	72.5 years	140.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1770s	82.5 years	150.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1780s	92.5 years	160.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1790s	102.5 years	170.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1800s	112.5 years	180.5 years	68 years	Uruguay
1810s	122.2 years	190.5 years	68.3 years	Uruguay
1820s	125 years	200.4 years	75.4 years	Uruguay
1830s	125 years	204 years	79 years	Uruguay
1840s	125 years	204 years	79 years	Uruguay
1850s	127.1 years	204 years	76.9 years	Uruguay
1860s	136.5 years	204 years	67.5 years	Uruguay
1870s	146.5 years	204 years	57.5 years	Uruguay
1880s	156.5 years	204 years	47.5 years	Uruguay
1890s	166.5 years	204 years	37.5 years	Uruguay
1900s	176.5 years	204 years	27.5 years	Uruguay
1910s	186.5 years	204 years	17.5 years	Uruguay
1920s	196.5 years	204 years	7.5 years	Uruguay
1930s	206.5 years	204 years	2.5 years	Senegal
1940s	216.5 years	204 years	12.5 years	Senegal
1950s	226.5 years	204 years	22.5 years	Senegal
1960s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
1970s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
1980s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
1990s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
2000s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
2010s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal
2020s	232 years	204 years	28 years	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Senegal or Uruguay?: Senegal, at 232 years against 204 years in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Senegal and Uruguay?: 28 years, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Uruguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Senegal and Uruguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Senegal ranks 41st and Uruguay ranks 44th 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.