Somalia vs Tanzania: Years colonized

Somalia
73
in 2022
Tanzania
73
in 2022
Somalia rank
80th
Tanzania rank
80th

Years colonized over time

  • Somalia
  • Tanzania
020406080146217422022

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 73 against 73 in Tanzania, a difference of 0.

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

Somalia ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 80th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Tanzania Difference Ahead
1460s 0 0 0 —
1470s 0 0 0 —
1480s 0 0 0 —
1490s 0 0 0 —
1500s 0 0 0 —
1510s 0 0 0 —
1520s 0 0 0 —
1530s 0 0 0 —
1540s 0 0 0 —
1550s 0 0 0 —
1560s 0 0 0 —
1570s 0 0 0 —
1580s 0 0 0 —
1590s 0 0 0 —
1600s 0 0 0 —
1610s 0 0 0 —
1620s 0 0 0 —
1630s 0 0 0 —
1640s 0 0 0 —
1650s 0 0 0 —
1660s 0 0 0 —
1670s 0 0 0 —
1680s 0 0 0 —
1690s 0 0 0 —
1700s 0 0 0 —
1710s 0 0 0 —
1720s 0 0 0 —
1730s 0 0 0 —
1740s 0 0 0 —
1750s 0 0 0 —
1760s 0 0 0 —
1770s 0 0 0 —
1780s 0 0 0 —
1790s 0 0 0 —
1800s 0 0 0 —
1810s 0 0 0 —
1820s 0 0 0 —
1830s 0 0 0 —
1840s 0 0 0 —
1850s 0 0 0 —
1860s 0 0 0 —
1870s 0 0 0 —
1880s 0.3 0 0.3 Somalia
1890s 7.5 4.5 3 Somalia
1900s 17.5 14.5 3 Somalia
1910s 27.5 24.5 3 Somalia
1920s 37.5 34.5 3 Somalia
1930s 47.5 44.5 3 Somalia
1940s 57.5 54.5 3 Somalia
1950s 67.5 64.5 3 Somalia
1960s 73 72.4 0.6 Somalia
1970s 73 73 0 —
1980s 73 73 0 —
1990s 73 73 0 —
2000s 73 73 0 —
2010s 73 73 0 —
2020s 73 73 0 —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years colonized, Somalia or Tanzania?
Somalia, at 73 against 73 in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in years colonized between Somalia and Tanzania?
0, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Tanzania?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Somalia and Tanzania rank globally for years colonized?
Somalia ranks 80th and Tanzania ranks 80th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Years colonized. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed