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.

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

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

Barbados compared with similar countries

  • Barbados's 340 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Barbados's 340 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Barbados 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
1628 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1629 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1630 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1631 +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 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

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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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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.