Years a country was a European overseas colony in Angola

Angola: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 400 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
400 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 159 countries
All-time high
400 years
in 1975
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Angola, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years a country was a european overseas colony in Angola is 400 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Angola peaked at 400 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Angola ranks 6th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Angola, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Angola, 1462 to 2022.
Year years Change
1462 0 years
1463 0 years
1464 0 years
1465 0 years
1466 0 years
1467 0 years
1468 0 years
1469 0 years
1470 0 years
1471 0 years
1472 0 years
1473 0 years
1474 0 years
1475 0 years
1476 0 years
1477 0 years
1478 0 years
1479 0 years
1480 0 years
1481 0 years
1482 0 years
1483 0 years
1484 0 years
1485 0 years
1486 0 years
1487 0 years
1488 0 years
1489 0 years
1490 0 years
1491 0 years
1492 0 years
1493 0 years
1494 0 years
1495 0 years
1496 0 years
1497 0 years
1498 0 years
1499 0 years
1500 0 years
1501 0 years
1502 0 years
1503 0 years
1504 0 years
1505 0 years
1506 0 years
1507 0 years
1508 0 years
1509 0 years
1510 0 years
1511 0 years
1512 0 years
1513 0 years
1514 0 years
1515 0 years
1516 0 years
1517 0 years
1518 0 years
1519 0 years
1520 0 years
1521 0 years
1522 0 years
1523 0 years
1524 0 years
1525 0 years
1526 0 years
1527 0 years
1528 0 years
1529 0 years
1530 0 years
1531 0 years
1532 0 years
1533 0 years
1534 0 years
1535 0 years
1536 0 years
1537 0 years
1538 0 years
1539 0 years
1540 0 years
1541 0 years
1542 0 years
1543 0 years
1544 0 years
1545 0 years
1546 0 years
1547 0 years
1548 0 years
1549 0 years
1550 0 years
1551 0 years
1552 0 years
1553 0 years
1554 0 years
1555 0 years
1556 0 years
1557 0 years
1558 0 years
1559 0 years
1560 0 years
1561 0 years
1562 0 years
1563 0 years
1564 0 years
1565 0 years
1566 0 years
1567 0 years
1568 0 years
1569 0 years
1570 0 years
1571 0 years
1572 0 years
1573 0 years
1574 0 years
1575 0 years
1576 1 years
1577 2 years +100.0%
1578 3 years +50.0%
1579 4 years +33.3%
1580 5 years +25.0%
1581 6 years +20.0%
1582 7 years +16.7%
1583 8 years +14.3%
1584 9 years +12.5%
1585 10 years +11.1%
1586 11 years +10.0%
1587 12 years +9.1%
1588 13 years +8.3%
1589 14 years +7.7%
1590 15 years +7.1%
1591 16 years +6.7%
1592 17 years +6.2%
1593 18 years +5.9%
1594 19 years +5.6%
1595 20 years +5.3%
1596 21 years +5.0%
1597 22 years +4.8%
1598 23 years +4.5%
1599 24 years +4.3%
1600 25 years +4.2%
1601 26 years +4.0%
1602 27 years +3.8%
1603 28 years +3.7%
1604 29 years +3.6%
1605 30 years +3.4%
1606 31 years +3.3%
1607 32 years +3.2%
1608 33 years +3.1%
1609 34 years +3.0%
1610 35 years +2.9%
1611 36 years +2.9%
1612 37 years +2.8%
1613 38 years +2.7%
1614 39 years +2.6%
1615 40 years +2.6%
1616 41 years +2.5%
1617 42 years +2.4%
1618 43 years +2.4%
1619 44 years +2.3%
1620 45 years +2.3%
1621 46 years +2.2%
1622 47 years +2.2%
1623 48 years +2.1%
1624 49 years +2.1%
1625 50 years +2.0%
1626 51 years +2.0%
1627 52 years +2.0%
1628 53 years +1.9%
1629 54 years +1.9%
1630 55 years +1.9%
1631 56 years +1.8%
1632 57 years +1.8%
1633 58 years +1.8%
1634 59 years +1.7%
1635 60 years +1.7%
1636 61 years +1.7%
1637 62 years +1.6%
1638 63 years +1.6%
1639 64 years +1.6%
1640 65 years +1.6%
1641 66 years +1.5%
1642 67 years +1.5%
1643 68 years +1.5%
1644 69 years +1.5%
1645 70 years +1.4%
1646 71 years +1.4%
1647 72 years +1.4%
1648 73 years +1.4%
1649 74 years +1.4%
1650 75 years +1.4%
1651 76 years +1.3%
1652 77 years +1.3%
1653 78 years +1.3%
1654 79 years +1.3%
1655 80 years +1.3%
1656 81 years +1.2%
1657 82 years +1.2%
1658 83 years +1.2%
1659 84 years +1.2%
1660 85 years +1.2%
1661 86 years +1.2%
1662 87 years +1.2%
1663 88 years +1.1%
1664 89 years +1.1%
1665 90 years +1.1%
1666 91 years +1.1%
1667 92 years +1.1%
1668 93 years +1.1%
1669 94 years +1.1%
1670 95 years +1.1%
1671 96 years +1.1%
1672 97 years +1.0%
1673 98 years +1.0%
1674 99 years +1.0%
1675 100 years +1.0%
1676 101 years +1.0%
1677 102 years +1.0%
1678 103 years +1.0%
1679 104 years +1.0%
1680 105 years +1.0%
1681 106 years +1.0%
1682 107 years +0.9%
1683 108 years +0.9%
1684 109 years +0.9%
1685 110 years +0.9%
1686 111 years +0.9%
1687 112 years +0.9%
1688 113 years +0.9%
1689 114 years +0.9%
1690 115 years +0.9%
1691 116 years +0.9%
1692 117 years +0.9%
1693 118 years +0.9%
1694 119 years +0.8%
1695 120 years +0.8%
1696 121 years +0.8%
1697 122 years +0.8%
1698 123 years +0.8%
1699 124 years +0.8%
1700 125 years +0.8%
1701 126 years +0.8%
1702 127 years +0.8%
1703 128 years +0.8%
1704 129 years +0.8%
1705 130 years +0.8%
1706 131 years +0.8%
1707 132 years +0.8%
1708 133 years +0.8%
1709 134 years +0.8%
1710 135 years +0.7%
1711 136 years +0.7%
1712 137 years +0.7%
1713 138 years +0.7%
1714 139 years +0.7%
1715 140 years +0.7%
1716 141 years +0.7%
1717 142 years +0.7%
1718 143 years +0.7%
1719 144 years +0.7%
1720 145 years +0.7%
1721 146 years +0.7%
1722 147 years +0.7%
1723 148 years +0.7%
1724 149 years +0.7%
1725 150 years +0.7%
1726 151 years +0.7%
1727 152 years +0.7%
1728 153 years +0.7%
1729 154 years +0.7%
1730 155 years +0.6%
1731 156 years +0.6%
1732 157 years +0.6%
1733 158 years +0.6%
1734 159 years +0.6%
1735 160 years +0.6%
1736 161 years +0.6%
1737 162 years +0.6%
1738 163 years +0.6%
1739 164 years +0.6%
1740 165 years +0.6%
1741 166 years +0.6%
1742 167 years +0.6%
1743 168 years +0.6%
1744 169 years +0.6%
1745 170 years +0.6%
1746 171 years +0.6%
1747 172 years +0.6%
1748 173 years +0.6%
1749 174 years +0.6%
1750 175 years +0.6%
1751 176 years +0.6%
1752 177 years +0.6%
1753 178 years +0.6%
1754 179 years +0.6%
1755 180 years +0.6%
1756 181 years +0.6%
1757 182 years +0.6%
1758 183 years +0.5%
1759 184 years +0.5%
1760 185 years +0.5%
1761 186 years +0.5%
1762 187 years +0.5%
1763 188 years +0.5%
1764 189 years +0.5%
1765 190 years +0.5%
1766 191 years +0.5%
1767 192 years +0.5%
1768 193 years +0.5%
1769 194 years +0.5%
1770 195 years +0.5%
1771 196 years +0.5%
1772 197 years +0.5%
1773 198 years +0.5%
1774 199 years +0.5%
1775 200 years +0.5%
1776 201 years +0.5%
1777 202 years +0.5%
1778 203 years +0.5%
1779 204 years +0.5%
1780 205 years +0.5%
1781 206 years +0.5%
1782 207 years +0.5%
1783 208 years +0.5%
1784 209 years +0.5%
1785 210 years +0.5%
1786 211 years +0.5%
1787 212 years +0.5%
1788 213 years +0.5%
1789 214 years +0.5%
1790 215 years +0.5%
1791 216 years +0.5%
1792 217 years +0.5%
1793 218 years +0.5%
1794 219 years +0.5%
1795 220 years +0.5%
1796 221 years +0.5%
1797 222 years +0.5%
1798 223 years +0.5%
1799 224 years +0.4%
1800 225 years +0.4%
1801 226 years +0.4%
1802 227 years +0.4%
1803 228 years +0.4%
1804 229 years +0.4%
1805 230 years +0.4%
1806 231 years +0.4%
1807 232 years +0.4%
1808 233 years +0.4%
1809 234 years +0.4%
1810 235 years +0.4%
1811 236 years +0.4%
1812 237 years +0.4%
1813 238 years +0.4%
1814 239 years +0.4%
1815 240 years +0.4%
1816 241 years +0.4%
1817 242 years +0.4%
1818 243 years +0.4%
1819 244 years +0.4%
1820 245 years +0.4%
1821 246 years +0.4%
1822 247 years +0.4%
1823 248 years +0.4%
1824 249 years +0.4%
1825 250 years +0.4%
1826 251 years +0.4%
1827 252 years +0.4%
1828 253 years +0.4%
1829 254 years +0.4%
1830 255 years +0.4%
1831 256 years +0.4%
1832 257 years +0.4%
1833 258 years +0.4%
1834 259 years +0.4%
1835 260 years +0.4%
1836 261 years +0.4%
1837 262 years +0.4%
1838 263 years +0.4%
1839 264 years +0.4%
1840 265 years +0.4%
1841 266 years +0.4%
1842 267 years +0.4%
1843 268 years +0.4%
1844 269 years +0.4%
1845 270 years +0.4%
1846 271 years +0.4%
1847 272 years +0.4%
1848 273 years +0.4%
1849 274 years +0.4%
1850 275 years +0.4%
1851 276 years +0.4%
1852 277 years +0.4%
1853 278 years +0.4%
1854 279 years +0.4%
1855 280 years +0.4%
1856 281 years +0.4%
1857 282 years +0.4%
1858 283 years +0.4%
1859 284 years +0.4%
1860 285 years +0.4%
1861 286 years +0.4%
1862 287 years +0.3%
1863 288 years +0.3%
1864 289 years +0.3%
1865 290 years +0.3%
1866 291 years +0.3%
1867 292 years +0.3%
1868 293 years +0.3%
1869 294 years +0.3%
1870 295 years +0.3%
1871 296 years +0.3%
1872 297 years +0.3%
1873 298 years +0.3%
1874 299 years +0.3%
1875 300 years +0.3%
1876 301 years +0.3%
1877 302 years +0.3%
1878 303 years +0.3%
1879 304 years +0.3%
1880 305 years +0.3%
1881 306 years +0.3%
1882 307 years +0.3%
1883 308 years +0.3%
1884 309 years +0.3%
1885 310 years +0.3%
1886 311 years +0.3%
1887 312 years +0.3%
1888 313 years +0.3%
1889 314 years +0.3%
1890 315 years +0.3%
1891 316 years +0.3%
1892 317 years +0.3%
1893 318 years +0.3%
1894 319 years +0.3%
1895 320 years +0.3%
1896 321 years +0.3%
1897 322 years +0.3%
1898 323 years +0.3%
1899 324 years +0.3%
1900 325 years +0.3%
1901 326 years +0.3%
1902 327 years +0.3%
1903 328 years +0.3%
1904 329 years +0.3%
1905 330 years +0.3%
1906 331 years +0.3%
1907 332 years +0.3%
1908 333 years +0.3%
1909 334 years +0.3%
1910 335 years +0.3%
1911 336 years +0.3%
1912 337 years +0.3%
1913 338 years +0.3%
1914 339 years +0.3%
1915 340 years +0.3%
1916 341 years +0.3%
1917 342 years +0.3%
1918 343 years +0.3%
1919 344 years +0.3%
1920 345 years +0.3%
1921 346 years +0.3%
1922 347 years +0.3%
1923 348 years +0.3%
1924 349 years +0.3%
1925 350 years +0.3%
1926 351 years +0.3%
1927 352 years +0.3%
1928 353 years +0.3%
1929 354 years +0.3%
1930 355 years +0.3%
1931 356 years +0.3%
1932 357 years +0.3%
1933 358 years +0.3%
1934 359 years +0.3%
1935 360 years +0.3%
1936 361 years +0.3%
1937 362 years +0.3%
1938 363 years +0.3%
1939 364 years +0.3%
1940 365 years +0.3%
1941 366 years +0.3%
1942 367 years +0.3%
1943 368 years +0.3%
1944 369 years +0.3%
1945 370 years +0.3%
1946 371 years +0.3%
1947 372 years +0.3%
1948 373 years +0.3%
1949 374 years +0.3%
1950 375 years +0.3%
1951 376 years +0.3%
1952 377 years +0.3%
1953 378 years +0.3%
1954 379 years +0.3%
1955 380 years +0.3%
1956 381 years +0.3%
1957 382 years +0.3%
1958 383 years +0.3%
1959 384 years +0.3%
1960 385 years +0.3%
1961 386 years +0.3%
1962 387 years +0.3%
1963 388 years +0.3%
1964 389 years +0.3%
1965 390 years +0.3%
1966 391 years +0.3%
1967 392 years +0.3%
1968 393 years +0.3%
1969 394 years +0.3%
1970 395 years +0.3%
1971 396 years +0.3%
1972 397 years +0.3%
1973 398 years +0.3%
1974 399 years +0.3%
1975 400 years +0.3%
1976 400 years +0.0%
1977 400 years +0.0%
1978 400 years +0.0%
1979 400 years +0.0%
1980 400 years +0.0%
1981 400 years +0.0%
1982 400 years +0.0%
1983 400 years +0.0%
1984 400 years +0.0%
1985 400 years +0.0%
1986 400 years +0.0%
1987 400 years +0.0%
1988 400 years +0.0%
1989 400 years +0.0%
1990 400 years +0.0%
1991 400 years +0.0%
1992 400 years +0.0%
1993 400 years +0.0%
1994 400 years +0.0%
1995 400 years +0.0%
1996 400 years +0.0%
1997 400 years +0.0%
1998 400 years +0.0%
1999 400 years +0.0%
2000 400 years +0.0%
2001 400 years +0.0%
2002 400 years +0.0%
2003 400 years +0.0%
2004 400 years +0.0%
2005 400 years +0.0%
2006 400 years +0.0%
2007 400 years +0.0%
2008 400 years +0.0%
2009 400 years +0.0%
2010 400 years +0.0%
2011 400 years +0.0%
2012 400 years +0.0%
2013 400 years +0.0%
2014 400 years +0.0%
2015 400 years +0.0%
2016 400 years +0.0%
2017 400 years +0.0%
2018 400 years +0.0%
2019 400 years +0.0%
2020 400 years +0.0%
2021 400 years +0.0%
2022 400 years +0.0%

Angola compared with similar countries

  • Angola's 400 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5 years, 5.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Angola's 400 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70 years, 5.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Angola changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1577 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1578 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1579 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1580 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 years 0 years 0 years 8
1470s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1480s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1490s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1500s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1510s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1520s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1530s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1570s 1 years 0 years 4 years 10
1580s 9.5 years 5 years 14 years 10
1590s 19.5 years 15 years 24 years 10
1600s 29.5 years 25 years 34 years 10
1610s 39.5 years 35 years 44 years 10
1620s 49.5 years 45 years 54 years 10
1630s 59.5 years 55 years 64 years 10
1640s 69.5 years 65 years 74 years 10
1650s 79.5 years 75 years 84 years 10
1660s 89.5 years 85 years 94 years 10
1670s 99.5 years 95 years 104 years 10
1680s 109.5 years 105 years 114 years 10
1690s 119.5 years 115 years 124 years 10
1700s 129.5 years 125 years 134 years 10
1710s 139.5 years 135 years 144 years 10
1720s 149.5 years 145 years 154 years 10
1730s 159.5 years 155 years 164 years 10
1740s 169.5 years 165 years 174 years 10
1750s 179.5 years 175 years 184 years 10
1760s 189.5 years 185 years 194 years 10
1770s 199.5 years 195 years 204 years 10
1780s 209.5 years 205 years 214 years 10
1790s 219.5 years 215 years 224 years 10
1800s 229.5 years 225 years 234 years 10
1810s 239.5 years 235 years 244 years 10
1820s 249.5 years 245 years 254 years 10
1830s 259.5 years 255 years 264 years 10
1840s 269.5 years 265 years 274 years 10
1850s 279.5 years 275 years 284 years 10
1860s 289.5 years 285 years 294 years 10
1870s 299.5 years 295 years 304 years 10
1880s 309.5 years 305 years 314 years 10
1890s 319.5 years 315 years 324 years 10
1900s 329.5 years 325 years 334 years 10
1910s 339.5 years 335 years 344 years 10
1920s 349.5 years 345 years 354 years 10
1930s 359.5 years 355 years 364 years 10
1940s 369.5 years 365 years 374 years 10
1950s 379.5 years 375 years 384 years 10
1960s 389.5 years 385 years 394 years 10
1970s 398.5 years 395 years 400 years 10
1980s 400 years 400 years 400 years 10
1990s 400 years 400 years 400 years 10
2000s 400 years 400 years 400 years 10
2010s 400 years 400 years 400 years 10
2020s 400 years 400 years 400 years 3

Countries ranked near Angola

  1. 3 Jamaica 454 years compare
  2. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 years compare
  3. 5 Ghana 426 years compare
  4. 7 Cuba 389 years compare
  5. 8 Guyana 387 years compare
  6. 9 Dominican Republic 371 years compare
  7. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Angola?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Angola was 400 years in 2022, according to Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 400 years in 1975.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Angola rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Angola ranks 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Angola?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Angola data come from?
The figures come from Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Years a country was a European overseas colony. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.