What is the highest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Bahamas?

The highest recorded value was 191 years in 1973.

What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Bahamas?

The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.

How does Bahamas rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?

Bahamas ranks 46th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.

Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Bahamas?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Bahamas 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.

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bahamas

Name: Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bahamas
Creator: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Bahamas: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 191 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)

191 years

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

46th

of 159 countries

All-time high

191 years

in 1973

All-time low

0 years

in 1462

Years of data

561

1462–2022

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

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

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 191 years for years a country was a european overseas colony 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 Bahamas peaked at 191 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Bahamas ranks 46th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	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	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1580s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1590s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1600s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1610s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1620s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1630s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1640s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1650s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1660s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1670s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1680s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1690s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1700s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1710s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1720s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1730s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1740s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1750s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1760s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1770s	0 years	0 years	0 years	10
1780s	2.8 years	0 years	7 years	10
1790s	12.5 years	8 years	17 years	10
1800s	22.5 years	18 years	27 years	10
1810s	32.5 years	28 years	37 years	10
1820s	42.5 years	38 years	47 years	10
1830s	52.5 years	48 years	57 years	10
1840s	62.5 years	58 years	67 years	10
1850s	72.5 years	68 years	77 years	10
1860s	82.5 years	78 years	87 years	10
1870s	92.5 years	88 years	97 years	10
1880s	102.5 years	98 years	107 years	10
1890s	112.5 years	108 years	117 years	10
1900s	122.5 years	118 years	127 years	10
1910s	132.5 years	128 years	137 years	10
1920s	142.5 years	138 years	147 years	10
1930s	152.5 years	148 years	157 years	10
1940s	162.5 years	158 years	167 years	10
1950s	172.5 years	168 years	177 years	10
1960s	182.5 years	178 years	187 years	10
1970s	190.4 years	188 years	191 years	10
1980s	191 years	191 years	191 years	10
1990s	191 years	191 years	191 years	10
2000s	191 years	191 years	191 years	10
2010s	191 years	191 years	191 years	10
2020s	191 years	191 years	191 years	3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Bahamas?: Years a country was a european overseas colony in Bahamas was 191 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 Bahamas?: The highest recorded value was 191 years in 1973.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Bahamas?: The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Bahamas rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?: Bahamas ranks 46th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Bahamas?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bahamas 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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.