Years colonized by country
Countries reporting
127
Highest
514
Cape Verde
Lowest
9
Yemen
Median
91
Years covered
561
1462–2022
Data points
88,747
What the numbers show
Years colonized is currently reported for 127 countries. The highest value is 514 in Cape Verde; the lowest is 9 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 91, and the mean is 159.38.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 57.
Years colonized: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 514 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 2 | Belize | 458 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 3 | Jamaica | 454 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 3 | Sao Tome and Principe | 454 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 5 | Ghana | 426 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Angola | 400 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Cuba | 389 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Guyana | 387 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 371 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 371 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 11 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 361 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 12 | Antigua and Barbuda | 350 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Barbados | 340 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 13 | Indonesia | 340 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 15 | Philippines | 334 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 15 | East Timor | 334 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Lucia | 330 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 18 | Grenada | 325 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 19 | Canada | 312 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 20 | Suriname | 308 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Dominica | 306 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 22 | Panama | 303 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 23 | Mexico | 301 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 298 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Guatemala | 298 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Honduras | 298 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 298 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Colombia | 296 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 29 | Ecuador | 295 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 30 | El Salvador | 294 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 31 | Peru | 292 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 32 | Brazil | 290 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 33 | Chile | 278 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 34 | Paraguay | 275 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Bolivia | 267 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 36 | Venezuela | 266 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 262 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 38 | Mauritius | 254 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Micronesia (country) | 250 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 40 | Argentina | 240 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 232 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 42 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 218 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 43 | Malaysia | 207 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Uruguay | 204 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 45 | Seychelles | 202 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Bahamas | 191 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 47 | Sri Lanka | 189 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 48 | United States | 177 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 49 | Equatorial Guinea | 143 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 50 | Haiti | 140 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 51 | Singapore | 138 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 52 | Algeria | 115 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 53 | Bahrain | 111 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Brunei | 97 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Fiji | 97 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Guinea-Bissau | 96 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Djibouti | 94 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Solomon Islands | 94 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 57 | Vanuatu | 94 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 60 | Morocco | 92 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Australia | 91 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 91 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | India | 91 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Mozambique | 91 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Pakistan | 91 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Kiribati | 88 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | Tuvalu | 88 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 68 | Lesotho | 83 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | Nauru | 81 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 81 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 71 | United Arab Emirates | 80 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Congo | 79 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Maldives | 79 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 78 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Gambia | 78 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 76 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 76 | Tunisia | 76 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 75 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 79 | Malawi | 74 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Somalia | 73 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 73 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Botswana | 72 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Cote d'Ivoire | 72 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Cameroon | 72 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Togo | 71 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Tonga | 71 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 87 | Cambodia | 70 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Kenya | 69 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Uganda | 69 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 90 | Vietnam | 68 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Benin | 67 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 66 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Madagascar | 66 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 66 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 92 | Eswatini | 66 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 96 | Burundi | 64 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 97 | Myanmar | 63 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Comoros | 62 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Eritrea | 62 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Laos | 62 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 98 | Nigeria | 62 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 102 | Sudan | 59 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Mauritania | 58 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Rwanda | 58 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 58 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 106 | Mali | 57 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 107 | Qatar | 56 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 55 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 109 | Egypt | 54 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 110 | Chad | 51 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 111 | Kuwait | 48 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 112 | Cyprus | 47 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 113 | Zambia | 42 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Bhutan | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 115 | Niger | 39 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 116 | Libya | 38 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Papua New Guinea | 37 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Namibia | 36 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Marshall Islands | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Palau | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Israel | 26 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Jordan | 24 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | 24 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | Syria | 24 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Samoa | 21 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 126 | Iraq | 13 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 127 | Yemen | 9 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |