How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles 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.

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

Seychelles

202 years

in 2022

Uruguay

204 years

in 2022

Seychelles rank

45th

Uruguay rank

44th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Seychelles
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 204 years against 202 years in Seychelles, a difference of 2 years.

Across all 561 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.

Seychelles ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 44th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Seychelles	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	0 years	70.5 years	70.5 years	Uruguay
1700s	0 years	80.5 years	80.5 years	Uruguay
1710s	0 years	90.5 years	90.5 years	Uruguay
1720s	0 years	100.5 years	100.5 years	Uruguay
1730s	0 years	110.5 years	110.5 years	Uruguay
1740s	0 years	120.5 years	120.5 years	Uruguay
1750s	1 years	130.5 years	129.5 years	Uruguay
1760s	9.5 years	140.5 years	131 years	Uruguay
1770s	19.5 years	150.5 years	131 years	Uruguay
1780s	29.5 years	160.5 years	131 years	Uruguay
1790s	38 years	170.5 years	132.5 years	Uruguay
1800s	39 years	180.5 years	141.5 years	Uruguay
1810s	41.1 years	190.5 years	149.4 years	Uruguay
1820s	50.5 years	200.4 years	149.9 years	Uruguay
1830s	60.5 years	204 years	143.5 years	Uruguay
1840s	70.5 years	204 years	133.5 years	Uruguay
1850s	80.5 years	204 years	123.5 years	Uruguay
1860s	90.5 years	204 years	113.5 years	Uruguay
1870s	100.5 years	204 years	103.5 years	Uruguay
1880s	110.5 years	204 years	93.5 years	Uruguay
1890s	120.5 years	204 years	83.5 years	Uruguay
1900s	130.5 years	204 years	73.5 years	Uruguay
1910s	140.5 years	204 years	63.5 years	Uruguay
1920s	150.5 years	204 years	53.5 years	Uruguay
1930s	160.5 years	204 years	43.5 years	Uruguay
1940s	170.5 years	204 years	33.5 years	Uruguay
1950s	180.5 years	204 years	23.5 years	Uruguay
1960s	190.5 years	204 years	13.5 years	Uruguay
1970s	199.9 years	204 years	4.1 years	Uruguay
1980s	202 years	204 years	2 years	Uruguay
1990s	202 years	204 years	2 years	Uruguay
2000s	202 years	204 years	2 years	Uruguay
2010s	202 years	204 years	2 years	Uruguay
2020s	202 years	204 years	2 years	Uruguay

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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 204 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 Uruguay?: 2 years, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Uruguay?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Seychelles and Uruguay rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Seychelles ranks 45th 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.