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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

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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.

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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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
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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.