What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?

0 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?

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.

Solomon Islands vs Vanuatu: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Solomon Islands

94 years

in 2022

Vanuatu

94 years

in 2022

Solomon Islands rank

57th

Vanuatu rank

57th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Solomon Islands
Vanuatu

How they compare

Solomon Islands currently reports 94 years against 94 years in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 561 shared years of data; in 1462 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Solomon Islands ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 57th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Solomon Islands	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
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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	—
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1850s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1860s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1870s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1880s	1.5 years	0.6 years	0.9 years	Solomon Islands
1890s	10.5 years	8.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1900s	20.5 years	18.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1910s	30.5 years	28.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1920s	40.5 years	38.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1930s	50.5 years	48.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1940s	60.5 years	58.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1950s	70.5 years	68.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1960s	80.5 years	78.5 years	2 years	Solomon Islands
1970s	90.4 years	88.5 years	1.9 years	Solomon Islands
1980s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
1990s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2000s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2010s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—
2020s	94 years	94 years	0 years	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Solomon Islands or Vanuatu?: Solomon Islands, at 94 years against 94 years in Vanuatu as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?: 0 years, with Solomon Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Solomon Islands and Vanuatu?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Solomon Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Solomon Islands ranks 57th and Vanuatu ranks 57th 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.