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Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Sudan
59 years
in 2022
Zimbabwe
58 years
in 2022
Sudan rank
102nd
Zimbabwe rank
103rd

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 59 years against 58 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1 years.

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

Sudan ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1460s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1470s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1480s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1490s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1500s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1510s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1520s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
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 —
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years —
1890s 0.3 years 0 years 0.3 years Sudan
1900s 7.5 years 0 years 7.5 years Sudan
1910s 17.5 years 0 years 17.5 years Sudan
1920s 27.5 years 2.8 years 24.7 years Sudan
1930s 37.5 years 12.5 years 25 years Sudan
1940s 47.5 years 22.5 years 25 years Sudan
1950s 56.9 years 32.5 years 24.4 years Sudan
1960s 59 years 42.5 years 16.5 years Sudan
1970s 59 years 52.5 years 6.5 years Sudan
1980s 59 years 58 years 1 years Sudan
1990s 59 years 58 years 1 years Sudan
2000s 59 years 58 years 1 years Sudan
2010s 59 years 58 years 1 years Sudan
2020s 59 years 58 years 1 years Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
Sudan, at 59 years against 58 years in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
1 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Sudan ranks 102nd and Zimbabwe ranks 103rd 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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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.