Years colonized in Angola

Angola: Years colonized was 400 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

Years colonized in Angola, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Angola is 400, 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 colonized in Angola peaked at 400 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, 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 colonized in Angola, year by year

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

Angola compared with similar countries

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

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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 2
1578 +50.0% 2 3
1579 +33.3% 3 4
1580 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Angola

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  2. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 compare
  3. 5 Ghana 426 compare
  4. 7 Cuba 389 compare
  5. 8 Guyana 387 compare
  6. 9 Dominican Republic 371 compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Angola?
Years colonized in Angola was 400 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Angola?
The highest recorded value was 400 in 1975.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Angola?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Angola rank for years colonized?
Angola ranks 6th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
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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