Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Seychelles or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 218 years against 202 years in Seychelles as of 2022.

What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

16 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?

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.

Seychelles vs Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Seychelles

202 years

in 2022

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

218 years

in 2022

Seychelles rank

45th

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank

42nd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Seychelles
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 218 years against 202 years in Seychelles, a difference of 16 years.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Seychelles's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.

Seychelles ranks 45th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Seychelles averaged higher in 5 and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 23.

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1750s	1 years	0 years	1 years	Seychelles
1760s	9.5 years	3.6 years	5.9 years	Seychelles
1770s	19.5 years	13.5 years	6 years	Seychelles
1780s	29.5 years	23.5 years	6 years	Seychelles
1790s	38 years	33.5 years	4.5 years	Seychelles
1800s	39 years	43.5 years	4.5 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1810s	41.1 years	53.5 years	12.4 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1820s	50.5 years	63.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1830s	60.5 years	73.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1840s	70.5 years	83.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1850s	80.5 years	93.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1860s	90.5 years	103.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1870s	100.5 years	113.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1880s	110.5 years	123.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1890s	120.5 years	133.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1900s	130.5 years	143.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1910s	140.5 years	153.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1920s	150.5 years	163.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1930s	160.5 years	173.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1940s	170.5 years	183.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1950s	180.5 years	193.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1960s	190.5 years	203.5 years	13 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1970s	199.9 years	213.5 years	13.6 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1980s	202 years	218 years	16 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1990s	202 years	218 years	16 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2000s	202 years	218 years	16 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2010s	202 years	218 years	16 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
2020s	202 years	218 years	16 years	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Seychelles or Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, at 218 years against 202 years in Seychelles as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: 16 years, with Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Seychelles and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Seychelles ranks 45th and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd 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.