What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Saint Lucia and Suriname?

22 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Suriname?

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.

Saint Lucia vs Suriname: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Saint Lucia

330 years

in 2022

Suriname

308 years

in 2022

Saint Lucia rank

17th

Suriname rank

20th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Saint Lucia
Suriname

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 330 years against 308 years in Suriname, a difference of 22 years.

That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.1 times Suriname's.

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

Saint Lucia ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 20th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Lucia	Suriname	Difference	Ahead
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1640s	0 years	0 years	0 years	—
1650s	5.5 years	0 years	5.5 years	Saint Lucia
1660s	15.5 years	0.6 years	14.9 years	Saint Lucia
1670s	25.5 years	8.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1680s	35.5 years	18.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1690s	45.5 years	28.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1700s	55.5 years	38.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1710s	65.5 years	48.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1720s	75.5 years	58.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1730s	85.5 years	68.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1740s	95.5 years	78.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1750s	105.5 years	88.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1760s	115.5 years	98.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1770s	125.5 years	108.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1780s	135.5 years	118.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1790s	145.5 years	128.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1800s	155.5 years	138.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1810s	165.5 years	148.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1820s	175.5 years	158.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1830s	185.5 years	168.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1840s	195.5 years	178.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1850s	205.5 years	188.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1860s	215.5 years	198.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1870s	225.5 years	208.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1880s	235.5 years	218.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1890s	245.5 years	228.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1900s	255.5 years	238.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1910s	265.5 years	248.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1920s	275.5 years	258.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1930s	285.5 years	268.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1940s	295.5 years	278.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1950s	305.5 years	288.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1960s	315.5 years	298.5 years	17 years	Saint Lucia
1970s	325.5 years	307 years	18.5 years	Saint Lucia
1980s	330 years	308 years	22 years	Saint Lucia
1990s	330 years	308 years	22 years	Saint Lucia
2000s	330 years	308 years	22 years	Saint Lucia
2010s	330 years	308 years	22 years	Saint Lucia
2020s	330 years	308 years	22 years	Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Saint Lucia or Suriname?: Saint Lucia, at 330 years against 308 years in Suriname as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Saint Lucia and Suriname?: 22 years, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Suriname?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Saint Lucia and Suriname rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Saint Lucia ranks 17th and Suriname ranks 20th 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.