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Years a country was a European overseas colony in Barbados

Barbados: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 340 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
340 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 159 countries
All-time high
340 years
in 1966
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Barbados recorded 340 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Barbados peaked at 340 years in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Barbados 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 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 0.6 years 0 years 3 years 10
1630s 8.5 years 4 years 13 years 10
1640s 18.5 years 14 years 23 years 10
1650s 28.5 years 24 years 33 years 10
1660s 38.5 years 34 years 43 years 10
1670s 48.5 years 44 years 53 years 10
1680s 58.5 years 54 years 63 years 10
1690s 68.5 years 64 years 73 years 10
1700s 78.5 years 74 years 83 years 10
1710s 88.5 years 84 years 93 years 10
1720s 98.5 years 94 years 103 years 10
1730s 108.5 years 104 years 113 years 10
1740s 118.5 years 114 years 123 years 10
1750s 128.5 years 124 years 133 years 10
1760s 138.5 years 134 years 143 years 10
1770s 148.5 years 144 years 153 years 10
1780s 158.5 years 154 years 163 years 10
1790s 168.5 years 164 years 173 years 10
1800s 178.5 years 174 years 183 years 10
1810s 188.5 years 184 years 193 years 10
1820s 198.5 years 194 years 203 years 10
1830s 208.5 years 204 years 213 years 10
1840s 218.5 years 214 years 223 years 10
1850s 228.5 years 224 years 233 years 10
1860s 238.5 years 234 years 243 years 10
1870s 248.5 years 244 years 253 years 10
1880s 258.5 years 254 years 263 years 10
1890s 268.5 years 264 years 273 years 10
1900s 278.5 years 274 years 283 years 10
1910s 288.5 years 284 years 293 years 10
1920s 298.5 years 294 years 303 years 10
1930s 308.5 years 304 years 313 years 10
1940s 318.5 years 314 years 323 years 10
1950s 328.5 years 324 years 333 years 10
1960s 337.9 years 334 years 340 years 10
1970s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
1980s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
1990s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2000s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2010s 340 years 340 years 340 years 10
2020s 340 years 340 years 340 years 3

Countries ranked near Barbados

  1. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 years compare
  2. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare
  3. 13 Indonesia 340 years compare
  4. 15 East Timor 334 years compare
  5. 15 Philippines 334 years compare

See the full ranking of 159 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Barbados?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Barbados was 340 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 Barbados?
The highest recorded value was 340 years in 1966.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Barbados?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Barbados rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Barbados ranks 13th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Barbados?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Barbados 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.