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Tonga vs Uganda: Years a country was a European overseas colony

Tonga
71 years
in 2022
Uganda
69 years
in 2022
Tonga rank
85th
Uganda rank
88th

Years a country was a European overseas colony over time

  • Tonga
  • Uganda
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 71 years against 69 years in Uganda, a difference of 2 years.

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

Tonga ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 88th of 159 countries.

Across the 57 decades both report, Tonga averaged higher in 6 and Uganda in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Tonga Uganda 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 years 2.1 years 2.1 years Uganda
1900s 5.5 years 11.5 years 6 years Uganda
1910s 15.5 years 21.5 years 6 years Uganda
1920s 25.5 years 31.5 years 6 years Uganda
1930s 35.5 years 41.5 years 6 years Uganda
1940s 45.5 years 51.5 years 6 years Uganda
1950s 55.5 years 61.5 years 6 years Uganda
1960s 65.5 years 68.7 years 3.2 years Uganda
1970s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga
1980s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga
1990s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga
2000s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga
2010s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga
2020s 71 years 69 years 2 years Tonga

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher years a country was a european overseas colony, Tonga or Uganda?
Tonga, at 71 years against 69 years in Uganda as of 2022.
What is the difference in years a country was a european overseas colony between Tonga and Uganda?
2 years, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Uganda?
561 years are reported by both, from 1462 to 2022.
How do Tonga and Uganda rank globally for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Tonga ranks 85th and Uganda ranks 88th 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

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.