Saint Vincent and the Grenadines vs Uruguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
218 years
in 2022
Uruguay
204 years
in 2022
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank
42nd
Uruguay rank
44th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines currently reports 218 years against 204 years in Uruguay, a difference of 14 years.

That makes Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 44th of 159 countries.

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About this data

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

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.