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

4 years, with East Timor ahead.

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

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 East Timor: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Saint Lucia

330 years

in 2022

East Timor

334 years

in 2022

Saint Lucia rank

17th

East Timor rank

15th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

Saint Lucia
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 334 years against 330 years in Saint Lucia, a difference of 4 years.

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

Saint Lucia ranks 17th and East Timor ranks 15th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saint Lucia	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
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1640s	0 years	3.6 years	3.6 years	East Timor
1650s	5.5 years	13.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1660s	15.5 years	23.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1670s	25.5 years	33.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1680s	35.5 years	43.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1690s	45.5 years	53.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1700s	55.5 years	63.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1710s	65.5 years	73.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1720s	75.5 years	83.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1730s	85.5 years	93.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1740s	95.5 years	103.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1750s	105.5 years	113.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1760s	115.5 years	123.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1770s	125.5 years	133.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1780s	135.5 years	143.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1790s	145.5 years	153.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1800s	155.5 years	163.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1810s	165.5 years	173.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1820s	175.5 years	183.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1830s	185.5 years	193.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1840s	195.5 years	203.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1850s	205.5 years	213.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1860s	215.5 years	223.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1870s	225.5 years	233.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1880s	235.5 years	243.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1890s	245.5 years	253.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1900s	255.5 years	263.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1910s	265.5 years	273.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1920s	275.5 years	283.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1930s	285.5 years	293.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1940s	295.5 years	303.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1950s	305.5 years	313.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1960s	315.5 years	323.5 years	8 years	East Timor
1970s	325.5 years	332.5 years	7 years	East Timor
1980s	330 years	334 years	4 years	East Timor
1990s	330 years	334 years	4 years	East Timor
2000s	330 years	334 years	4 years	East Timor
2010s	330 years	334 years	4 years	East Timor
2020s	330 years	334 years	4 years	East Timor

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 East Timor?: East Timor, at 334 years against 330 years in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Saint Lucia and East Timor?: 4 years, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and East Timor?: 561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Saint Lucia and East Timor rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Saint Lucia ranks 17th and East Timor ranks 15th 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.