Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bolivia

Bolivia: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 267 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
267 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 159 countries
All-time high
267 years
in 1825
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Bolivia recorded 267 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 Bolivia peaked at 267 years in 1825 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Bolivia 35th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Bolivia, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bolivia, 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 1 years
1560 2 years +100.0%
1561 3 years +50.0%
1562 4 years +33.3%
1563 5 years +25.0%
1564 6 years +20.0%
1565 7 years +16.7%
1566 8 years +14.3%
1567 9 years +12.5%
1568 10 years +11.1%
1569 11 years +10.0%
1570 12 years +9.1%
1571 13 years +8.3%
1572 14 years +7.7%
1573 15 years +7.1%
1574 16 years +6.7%
1575 17 years +6.2%
1576 18 years +5.9%
1577 19 years +5.6%
1578 20 years +5.3%
1579 21 years +5.0%
1580 22 years +4.8%
1581 23 years +4.5%
1582 24 years +4.3%
1583 25 years +4.2%
1584 26 years +4.0%
1585 27 years +3.8%
1586 28 years +3.7%
1587 29 years +3.6%
1588 30 years +3.4%
1589 31 years +3.3%
1590 32 years +3.2%
1591 33 years +3.1%
1592 34 years +3.0%
1593 35 years +2.9%
1594 36 years +2.9%
1595 37 years +2.8%
1596 38 years +2.7%
1597 39 years +2.6%
1598 40 years +2.6%
1599 41 years +2.5%
1600 42 years +2.4%
1601 43 years +2.4%
1602 44 years +2.3%
1603 45 years +2.3%
1604 46 years +2.2%
1605 47 years +2.2%
1606 48 years +2.1%
1607 49 years +2.1%
1608 50 years +2.0%
1609 51 years +2.0%
1610 52 years +2.0%
1611 53 years +1.9%
1612 54 years +1.9%
1613 55 years +1.9%
1614 56 years +1.8%
1615 57 years +1.8%
1616 58 years +1.8%
1617 59 years +1.7%
1618 60 years +1.7%
1619 61 years +1.7%
1620 62 years +1.6%
1621 63 years +1.6%
1622 64 years +1.6%
1623 65 years +1.6%
1624 66 years +1.5%
1625 67 years +1.5%
1626 68 years +1.5%
1627 69 years +1.5%
1628 70 years +1.4%
1629 71 years +1.4%
1630 72 years +1.4%
1631 73 years +1.4%
1632 74 years +1.4%
1633 75 years +1.4%
1634 76 years +1.3%
1635 77 years +1.3%
1636 78 years +1.3%
1637 79 years +1.3%
1638 80 years +1.3%
1639 81 years +1.2%
1640 82 years +1.2%
1641 83 years +1.2%
1642 84 years +1.2%
1643 85 years +1.2%
1644 86 years +1.2%
1645 87 years +1.2%
1646 88 years +1.1%
1647 89 years +1.1%
1648 90 years +1.1%
1649 91 years +1.1%
1650 92 years +1.1%
1651 93 years +1.1%
1652 94 years +1.1%
1653 95 years +1.1%
1654 96 years +1.1%
1655 97 years +1.0%
1656 98 years +1.0%
1657 99 years +1.0%
1658 100 years +1.0%
1659 101 years +1.0%
1660 102 years +1.0%
1661 103 years +1.0%
1662 104 years +1.0%
1663 105 years +1.0%
1664 106 years +1.0%
1665 107 years +0.9%
1666 108 years +0.9%
1667 109 years +0.9%
1668 110 years +0.9%
1669 111 years +0.9%
1670 112 years +0.9%
1671 113 years +0.9%
1672 114 years +0.9%
1673 115 years +0.9%
1674 116 years +0.9%
1675 117 years +0.9%
1676 118 years +0.9%
1677 119 years +0.8%
1678 120 years +0.8%
1679 121 years +0.8%
1680 122 years +0.8%
1681 123 years +0.8%
1682 124 years +0.8%
1683 125 years +0.8%
1684 126 years +0.8%
1685 127 years +0.8%
1686 128 years +0.8%
1687 129 years +0.8%
1688 130 years +0.8%
1689 131 years +0.8%
1690 132 years +0.8%
1691 133 years +0.8%
1692 134 years +0.8%
1693 135 years +0.7%
1694 136 years +0.7%
1695 137 years +0.7%
1696 138 years +0.7%
1697 139 years +0.7%
1698 140 years +0.7%
1699 141 years +0.7%
1700 142 years +0.7%
1701 143 years +0.7%
1702 144 years +0.7%
1703 145 years +0.7%
1704 146 years +0.7%
1705 147 years +0.7%
1706 148 years +0.7%
1707 149 years +0.7%
1708 150 years +0.7%
1709 151 years +0.7%
1710 152 years +0.7%
1711 153 years +0.7%
1712 154 years +0.7%
1713 155 years +0.6%
1714 156 years +0.6%
1715 157 years +0.6%
1716 158 years +0.6%
1717 159 years +0.6%
1718 160 years +0.6%
1719 161 years +0.6%
1720 162 years +0.6%
1721 163 years +0.6%
1722 164 years +0.6%
1723 165 years +0.6%
1724 166 years +0.6%
1725 167 years +0.6%
1726 168 years +0.6%
1727 169 years +0.6%
1728 170 years +0.6%
1729 171 years +0.6%
1730 172 years +0.6%
1731 173 years +0.6%
1732 174 years +0.6%
1733 175 years +0.6%
1734 176 years +0.6%
1735 177 years +0.6%
1736 178 years +0.6%
1737 179 years +0.6%
1738 180 years +0.6%
1739 181 years +0.6%
1740 182 years +0.6%
1741 183 years +0.5%
1742 184 years +0.5%
1743 185 years +0.5%
1744 186 years +0.5%
1745 187 years +0.5%
1746 188 years +0.5%
1747 189 years +0.5%
1748 190 years +0.5%
1749 191 years +0.5%
1750 192 years +0.5%
1751 193 years +0.5%
1752 194 years +0.5%
1753 195 years +0.5%
1754 196 years +0.5%
1755 197 years +0.5%
1756 198 years +0.5%
1757 199 years +0.5%
1758 200 years +0.5%
1759 201 years +0.5%
1760 202 years +0.5%
1761 203 years +0.5%
1762 204 years +0.5%
1763 205 years +0.5%
1764 206 years +0.5%
1765 207 years +0.5%
1766 208 years +0.5%
1767 209 years +0.5%
1768 210 years +0.5%
1769 211 years +0.5%
1770 212 years +0.5%
1771 213 years +0.5%
1772 214 years +0.5%
1773 215 years +0.5%
1774 216 years +0.5%
1775 217 years +0.5%
1776 218 years +0.5%
1777 219 years +0.5%
1778 220 years +0.5%
1779 221 years +0.5%
1780 222 years +0.5%
1781 223 years +0.5%
1782 224 years +0.4%
1783 225 years +0.4%
1784 226 years +0.4%
1785 227 years +0.4%
1786 228 years +0.4%
1787 229 years +0.4%
1788 230 years +0.4%
1789 231 years +0.4%
1790 232 years +0.4%
1791 233 years +0.4%
1792 234 years +0.4%
1793 235 years +0.4%
1794 236 years +0.4%
1795 237 years +0.4%
1796 238 years +0.4%
1797 239 years +0.4%
1798 240 years +0.4%
1799 241 years +0.4%
1800 242 years +0.4%
1801 243 years +0.4%
1802 244 years +0.4%
1803 245 years +0.4%
1804 246 years +0.4%
1805 247 years +0.4%
1806 248 years +0.4%
1807 249 years +0.4%
1808 250 years +0.4%
1809 251 years +0.4%
1810 252 years +0.4%
1811 253 years +0.4%
1812 254 years +0.4%
1813 255 years +0.4%
1814 256 years +0.4%
1815 257 years +0.4%
1816 258 years +0.4%
1817 259 years +0.4%
1818 260 years +0.4%
1819 261 years +0.4%
1820 262 years +0.4%
1821 263 years +0.4%
1822 264 years +0.4%
1823 265 years +0.4%
1824 266 years +0.4%
1825 267 years +0.4%
1826 267 years +0.0%
1827 267 years +0.0%
1828 267 years +0.0%
1829 267 years +0.0%
1830 267 years +0.0%
1831 267 years +0.0%
1832 267 years +0.0%
1833 267 years +0.0%
1834 267 years +0.0%
1835 267 years +0.0%
1836 267 years +0.0%
1837 267 years +0.0%
1838 267 years +0.0%
1839 267 years +0.0%
1840 267 years +0.0%
1841 267 years +0.0%
1842 267 years +0.0%
1843 267 years +0.0%
1844 267 years +0.0%
1845 267 years +0.0%
1846 267 years +0.0%
1847 267 years +0.0%
1848 267 years +0.0%
1849 267 years +0.0%
1850 267 years +0.0%
1851 267 years +0.0%
1852 267 years +0.0%
1853 267 years +0.0%
1854 267 years +0.0%
1855 267 years +0.0%
1856 267 years +0.0%
1857 267 years +0.0%
1858 267 years +0.0%
1859 267 years +0.0%
1860 267 years +0.0%
1861 267 years +0.0%
1862 267 years +0.0%
1863 267 years +0.0%
1864 267 years +0.0%
1865 267 years +0.0%
1866 267 years +0.0%
1867 267 years +0.0%
1868 267 years +0.0%
1869 267 years +0.0%
1870 267 years +0.0%
1871 267 years +0.0%
1872 267 years +0.0%
1873 267 years +0.0%
1874 267 years +0.0%
1875 267 years +0.0%
1876 267 years +0.0%
1877 267 years +0.0%
1878 267 years +0.0%
1879 267 years +0.0%
1880 267 years +0.0%
1881 267 years +0.0%
1882 267 years +0.0%
1883 267 years +0.0%
1884 267 years +0.0%
1885 267 years +0.0%
1886 267 years +0.0%
1887 267 years +0.0%
1888 267 years +0.0%
1889 267 years +0.0%
1890 267 years +0.0%
1891 267 years +0.0%
1892 267 years +0.0%
1893 267 years +0.0%
1894 267 years +0.0%
1895 267 years +0.0%
1896 267 years +0.0%
1897 267 years +0.0%
1898 267 years +0.0%
1899 267 years +0.0%
1900 267 years +0.0%
1901 267 years +0.0%
1902 267 years +0.0%
1903 267 years +0.0%
1904 267 years +0.0%
1905 267 years +0.0%
1906 267 years +0.0%
1907 267 years +0.0%
1908 267 years +0.0%
1909 267 years +0.0%
1910 267 years +0.0%
1911 267 years +0.0%
1912 267 years +0.0%
1913 267 years +0.0%
1914 267 years +0.0%
1915 267 years +0.0%
1916 267 years +0.0%
1917 267 years +0.0%
1918 267 years +0.0%
1919 267 years +0.0%
1920 267 years +0.0%
1921 267 years +0.0%
1922 267 years +0.0%
1923 267 years +0.0%
1924 267 years +0.0%
1925 267 years +0.0%
1926 267 years +0.0%
1927 267 years +0.0%
1928 267 years +0.0%
1929 267 years +0.0%
1930 267 years +0.0%
1931 267 years +0.0%
1932 267 years +0.0%
1933 267 years +0.0%
1934 267 years +0.0%
1935 267 years +0.0%
1936 267 years +0.0%
1937 267 years +0.0%
1938 267 years +0.0%
1939 267 years +0.0%
1940 267 years +0.0%
1941 267 years +0.0%
1942 267 years +0.0%
1943 267 years +0.0%
1944 267 years +0.0%
1945 267 years +0.0%
1946 267 years +0.0%
1947 267 years +0.0%
1948 267 years +0.0%
1949 267 years +0.0%
1950 267 years +0.0%
1951 267 years +0.0%
1952 267 years +0.0%
1953 267 years +0.0%
1954 267 years +0.0%
1955 267 years +0.0%
1956 267 years +0.0%
1957 267 years +0.0%
1958 267 years +0.0%
1959 267 years +0.0%
1960 267 years +0.0%
1961 267 years +0.0%
1962 267 years +0.0%
1963 267 years +0.0%
1964 267 years +0.0%
1965 267 years +0.0%
1966 267 years +0.0%
1967 267 years +0.0%
1968 267 years +0.0%
1969 267 years +0.0%
1970 267 years +0.0%
1971 267 years +0.0%
1972 267 years +0.0%
1973 267 years +0.0%
1974 267 years +0.0%
1975 267 years +0.0%
1976 267 years +0.0%
1977 267 years +0.0%
1978 267 years +0.0%
1979 267 years +0.0%
1980 267 years +0.0%
1981 267 years +0.0%
1982 267 years +0.0%
1983 267 years +0.0%
1984 267 years +0.0%
1985 267 years +0.0%
1986 267 years +0.0%
1987 267 years +0.0%
1988 267 years +0.0%
1989 267 years +0.0%
1990 267 years +0.0%
1991 267 years +0.0%
1992 267 years +0.0%
1993 267 years +0.0%
1994 267 years +0.0%
1995 267 years +0.0%
1996 267 years +0.0%
1997 267 years +0.0%
1998 267 years +0.0%
1999 267 years +0.0%
2000 267 years +0.0%
2001 267 years +0.0%
2002 267 years +0.0%
2003 267 years +0.0%
2004 267 years +0.0%
2005 267 years +0.0%
2006 267 years +0.0%
2007 267 years +0.0%
2008 267 years +0.0%
2009 267 years +0.0%
2010 267 years +0.0%
2011 267 years +0.0%
2012 267 years +0.0%
2013 267 years +0.0%
2014 267 years +0.0%
2015 267 years +0.0%
2016 267 years +0.0%
2017 267 years +0.0%
2018 267 years +0.0%
2019 267 years +0.0%
2020 267 years +0.0%
2021 267 years +0.0%
2022 267 years +0.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 267 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5 years, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 267 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Bolivia 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
1560 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1561 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1562 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1563 +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 0.1 years 0 years 1 years 10
1560s 6.5 years 2 years 11 years 10
1570s 16.5 years 12 years 21 years 10
1580s 26.5 years 22 years 31 years 10
1590s 36.5 years 32 years 41 years 10
1600s 46.5 years 42 years 51 years 10
1610s 56.5 years 52 years 61 years 10
1620s 66.5 years 62 years 71 years 10
1630s 76.5 years 72 years 81 years 10
1640s 86.5 years 82 years 91 years 10
1650s 96.5 years 92 years 101 years 10
1660s 106.5 years 102 years 111 years 10
1670s 116.5 years 112 years 121 years 10
1680s 126.5 years 122 years 131 years 10
1690s 136.5 years 132 years 141 years 10
1700s 146.5 years 142 years 151 years 10
1710s 156.5 years 152 years 161 years 10
1720s 166.5 years 162 years 171 years 10
1730s 176.5 years 172 years 181 years 10
1740s 186.5 years 182 years 191 years 10
1750s 196.5 years 192 years 201 years 10
1760s 206.5 years 202 years 211 years 10
1770s 216.5 years 212 years 221 years 10
1780s 226.5 years 222 years 231 years 10
1790s 236.5 years 232 years 241 years 10
1800s 246.5 years 242 years 251 years 10
1810s 256.5 years 252 years 261 years 10
1820s 265.5 years 262 years 267 years 10
1830s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1840s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1850s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1860s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1870s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1880s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1890s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1900s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1910s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1920s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1930s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1940s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1950s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1960s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1970s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1980s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
1990s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
2000s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
2010s 267 years 267 years 267 years 10
2020s 267 years 267 years 267 years 3

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 32 Brazil 290 years compare
  2. 33 Chile 278 years compare
  3. 34 Paraguay 275 years compare
  4. 36 Venezuela 266 years compare
  5. 37 South Africa 262 years compare
  6. 38 Mauritius 254 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Bolivia?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Bolivia was 267 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 Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 267 years in 1825.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Bolivia rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Bolivia ranks 35th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bolivia 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.