Years a country was a European overseas colony in Brazil

Brazil: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 290 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
290 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
32nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
290 years
in 1822
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 290 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 Brazil peaked at 290 years in 1822 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Brazil 32nd 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 Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Brazil, 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 1 years
1534 2 years +100.0%
1535 3 years +50.0%
1536 4 years +33.3%
1537 5 years +25.0%
1538 6 years +20.0%
1539 7 years +16.7%
1540 8 years +14.3%
1541 9 years +12.5%
1542 10 years +11.1%
1543 11 years +10.0%
1544 12 years +9.1%
1545 13 years +8.3%
1546 14 years +7.7%
1547 15 years +7.1%
1548 16 years +6.7%
1549 17 years +6.2%
1550 18 years +5.9%
1551 19 years +5.6%
1552 20 years +5.3%
1553 21 years +5.0%
1554 22 years +4.8%
1555 23 years +4.5%
1556 24 years +4.3%
1557 25 years +4.2%
1558 26 years +4.0%
1559 27 years +3.8%
1560 28 years +3.7%
1561 29 years +3.6%
1562 30 years +3.4%
1563 31 years +3.3%
1564 32 years +3.2%
1565 33 years +3.1%
1566 34 years +3.0%
1567 35 years +2.9%
1568 36 years +2.9%
1569 37 years +2.8%
1570 38 years +2.7%
1571 39 years +2.6%
1572 40 years +2.6%
1573 41 years +2.5%
1574 42 years +2.4%
1575 43 years +2.4%
1576 44 years +2.3%
1577 45 years +2.3%
1578 46 years +2.2%
1579 47 years +2.2%
1580 48 years +2.1%
1581 49 years +2.1%
1582 50 years +2.0%
1583 51 years +2.0%
1584 52 years +2.0%
1585 53 years +1.9%
1586 54 years +1.9%
1587 55 years +1.9%
1588 56 years +1.8%
1589 57 years +1.8%
1590 58 years +1.8%
1591 59 years +1.7%
1592 60 years +1.7%
1593 61 years +1.7%
1594 62 years +1.6%
1595 63 years +1.6%
1596 64 years +1.6%
1597 65 years +1.6%
1598 66 years +1.5%
1599 67 years +1.5%
1600 68 years +1.5%
1601 69 years +1.5%
1602 70 years +1.4%
1603 71 years +1.4%
1604 72 years +1.4%
1605 73 years +1.4%
1606 74 years +1.4%
1607 75 years +1.4%
1608 76 years +1.3%
1609 77 years +1.3%
1610 78 years +1.3%
1611 79 years +1.3%
1612 80 years +1.3%
1613 81 years +1.2%
1614 82 years +1.2%
1615 83 years +1.2%
1616 84 years +1.2%
1617 85 years +1.2%
1618 86 years +1.2%
1619 87 years +1.2%
1620 88 years +1.1%
1621 89 years +1.1%
1622 90 years +1.1%
1623 91 years +1.1%
1624 92 years +1.1%
1625 93 years +1.1%
1626 94 years +1.1%
1627 95 years +1.1%
1628 96 years +1.1%
1629 97 years +1.0%
1630 98 years +1.0%
1631 99 years +1.0%
1632 100 years +1.0%
1633 101 years +1.0%
1634 102 years +1.0%
1635 103 years +1.0%
1636 104 years +1.0%
1637 105 years +1.0%
1638 106 years +1.0%
1639 107 years +0.9%
1640 108 years +0.9%
1641 109 years +0.9%
1642 110 years +0.9%
1643 111 years +0.9%
1644 112 years +0.9%
1645 113 years +0.9%
1646 114 years +0.9%
1647 115 years +0.9%
1648 116 years +0.9%
1649 117 years +0.9%
1650 118 years +0.9%
1651 119 years +0.8%
1652 120 years +0.8%
1653 121 years +0.8%
1654 122 years +0.8%
1655 123 years +0.8%
1656 124 years +0.8%
1657 125 years +0.8%
1658 126 years +0.8%
1659 127 years +0.8%
1660 128 years +0.8%
1661 129 years +0.8%
1662 130 years +0.8%
1663 131 years +0.8%
1664 132 years +0.8%
1665 133 years +0.8%
1666 134 years +0.8%
1667 135 years +0.7%
1668 136 years +0.7%
1669 137 years +0.7%
1670 138 years +0.7%
1671 139 years +0.7%
1672 140 years +0.7%
1673 141 years +0.7%
1674 142 years +0.7%
1675 143 years +0.7%
1676 144 years +0.7%
1677 145 years +0.7%
1678 146 years +0.7%
1679 147 years +0.7%
1680 148 years +0.7%
1681 149 years +0.7%
1682 150 years +0.7%
1683 151 years +0.7%
1684 152 years +0.7%
1685 153 years +0.7%
1686 154 years +0.7%
1687 155 years +0.6%
1688 156 years +0.6%
1689 157 years +0.6%
1690 158 years +0.6%
1691 159 years +0.6%
1692 160 years +0.6%
1693 161 years +0.6%
1694 162 years +0.6%
1695 163 years +0.6%
1696 164 years +0.6%
1697 165 years +0.6%
1698 166 years +0.6%
1699 167 years +0.6%
1700 168 years +0.6%
1701 169 years +0.6%
1702 170 years +0.6%
1703 171 years +0.6%
1704 172 years +0.6%
1705 173 years +0.6%
1706 174 years +0.6%
1707 175 years +0.6%
1708 176 years +0.6%
1709 177 years +0.6%
1710 178 years +0.6%
1711 179 years +0.6%
1712 180 years +0.6%
1713 181 years +0.6%
1714 182 years +0.6%
1715 183 years +0.5%
1716 184 years +0.5%
1717 185 years +0.5%
1718 186 years +0.5%
1719 187 years +0.5%
1720 188 years +0.5%
1721 189 years +0.5%
1722 190 years +0.5%
1723 191 years +0.5%
1724 192 years +0.5%
1725 193 years +0.5%
1726 194 years +0.5%
1727 195 years +0.5%
1728 196 years +0.5%
1729 197 years +0.5%
1730 198 years +0.5%
1731 199 years +0.5%
1732 200 years +0.5%
1733 201 years +0.5%
1734 202 years +0.5%
1735 203 years +0.5%
1736 204 years +0.5%
1737 205 years +0.5%
1738 206 years +0.5%
1739 207 years +0.5%
1740 208 years +0.5%
1741 209 years +0.5%
1742 210 years +0.5%
1743 211 years +0.5%
1744 212 years +0.5%
1745 213 years +0.5%
1746 214 years +0.5%
1747 215 years +0.5%
1748 216 years +0.5%
1749 217 years +0.5%
1750 218 years +0.5%
1751 219 years +0.5%
1752 220 years +0.5%
1753 221 years +0.5%
1754 222 years +0.5%
1755 223 years +0.5%
1756 224 years +0.4%
1757 225 years +0.4%
1758 226 years +0.4%
1759 227 years +0.4%
1760 228 years +0.4%
1761 229 years +0.4%
1762 230 years +0.4%
1763 231 years +0.4%
1764 232 years +0.4%
1765 233 years +0.4%
1766 234 years +0.4%
1767 235 years +0.4%
1768 236 years +0.4%
1769 237 years +0.4%
1770 238 years +0.4%
1771 239 years +0.4%
1772 240 years +0.4%
1773 241 years +0.4%
1774 242 years +0.4%
1775 243 years +0.4%
1776 244 years +0.4%
1777 245 years +0.4%
1778 246 years +0.4%
1779 247 years +0.4%
1780 248 years +0.4%
1781 249 years +0.4%
1782 250 years +0.4%
1783 251 years +0.4%
1784 252 years +0.4%
1785 253 years +0.4%
1786 254 years +0.4%
1787 255 years +0.4%
1788 256 years +0.4%
1789 257 years +0.4%
1790 258 years +0.4%
1791 259 years +0.4%
1792 260 years +0.4%
1793 261 years +0.4%
1794 262 years +0.4%
1795 263 years +0.4%
1796 264 years +0.4%
1797 265 years +0.4%
1798 266 years +0.4%
1799 267 years +0.4%
1800 268 years +0.4%
1801 269 years +0.4%
1802 270 years +0.4%
1803 271 years +0.4%
1804 272 years +0.4%
1805 273 years +0.4%
1806 274 years +0.4%
1807 275 years +0.4%
1808 276 years +0.4%
1809 277 years +0.4%
1810 278 years +0.4%
1811 279 years +0.4%
1812 280 years +0.4%
1813 281 years +0.4%
1814 282 years +0.4%
1815 283 years +0.4%
1816 284 years +0.4%
1817 285 years +0.4%
1818 286 years +0.4%
1819 287 years +0.3%
1820 288 years +0.3%
1821 289 years +0.3%
1822 290 years +0.3%
1823 290 years +0.0%
1824 290 years +0.0%
1825 290 years +0.0%
1826 290 years +0.0%
1827 290 years +0.0%
1828 290 years +0.0%
1829 290 years +0.0%
1830 290 years +0.0%
1831 290 years +0.0%
1832 290 years +0.0%
1833 290 years +0.0%
1834 290 years +0.0%
1835 290 years +0.0%
1836 290 years +0.0%
1837 290 years +0.0%
1838 290 years +0.0%
1839 290 years +0.0%
1840 290 years +0.0%
1841 290 years +0.0%
1842 290 years +0.0%
1843 290 years +0.0%
1844 290 years +0.0%
1845 290 years +0.0%
1846 290 years +0.0%
1847 290 years +0.0%
1848 290 years +0.0%
1849 290 years +0.0%
1850 290 years +0.0%
1851 290 years +0.0%
1852 290 years +0.0%
1853 290 years +0.0%
1854 290 years +0.0%
1855 290 years +0.0%
1856 290 years +0.0%
1857 290 years +0.0%
1858 290 years +0.0%
1859 290 years +0.0%
1860 290 years +0.0%
1861 290 years +0.0%
1862 290 years +0.0%
1863 290 years +0.0%
1864 290 years +0.0%
1865 290 years +0.0%
1866 290 years +0.0%
1867 290 years +0.0%
1868 290 years +0.0%
1869 290 years +0.0%
1870 290 years +0.0%
1871 290 years +0.0%
1872 290 years +0.0%
1873 290 years +0.0%
1874 290 years +0.0%
1875 290 years +0.0%
1876 290 years +0.0%
1877 290 years +0.0%
1878 290 years +0.0%
1879 290 years +0.0%
1880 290 years +0.0%
1881 290 years +0.0%
1882 290 years +0.0%
1883 290 years +0.0%
1884 290 years +0.0%
1885 290 years +0.0%
1886 290 years +0.0%
1887 290 years +0.0%
1888 290 years +0.0%
1889 290 years +0.0%
1890 290 years +0.0%
1891 290 years +0.0%
1892 290 years +0.0%
1893 290 years +0.0%
1894 290 years +0.0%
1895 290 years +0.0%
1896 290 years +0.0%
1897 290 years +0.0%
1898 290 years +0.0%
1899 290 years +0.0%
1900 290 years +0.0%
1901 290 years +0.0%
1902 290 years +0.0%
1903 290 years +0.0%
1904 290 years +0.0%
1905 290 years +0.0%
1906 290 years +0.0%
1907 290 years +0.0%
1908 290 years +0.0%
1909 290 years +0.0%
1910 290 years +0.0%
1911 290 years +0.0%
1912 290 years +0.0%
1913 290 years +0.0%
1914 290 years +0.0%
1915 290 years +0.0%
1916 290 years +0.0%
1917 290 years +0.0%
1918 290 years +0.0%
1919 290 years +0.0%
1920 290 years +0.0%
1921 290 years +0.0%
1922 290 years +0.0%
1923 290 years +0.0%
1924 290 years +0.0%
1925 290 years +0.0%
1926 290 years +0.0%
1927 290 years +0.0%
1928 290 years +0.0%
1929 290 years +0.0%
1930 290 years +0.0%
1931 290 years +0.0%
1932 290 years +0.0%
1933 290 years +0.0%
1934 290 years +0.0%
1935 290 years +0.0%
1936 290 years +0.0%
1937 290 years +0.0%
1938 290 years +0.0%
1939 290 years +0.0%
1940 290 years +0.0%
1941 290 years +0.0%
1942 290 years +0.0%
1943 290 years +0.0%
1944 290 years +0.0%
1945 290 years +0.0%
1946 290 years +0.0%
1947 290 years +0.0%
1948 290 years +0.0%
1949 290 years +0.0%
1950 290 years +0.0%
1951 290 years +0.0%
1952 290 years +0.0%
1953 290 years +0.0%
1954 290 years +0.0%
1955 290 years +0.0%
1956 290 years +0.0%
1957 290 years +0.0%
1958 290 years +0.0%
1959 290 years +0.0%
1960 290 years +0.0%
1961 290 years +0.0%
1962 290 years +0.0%
1963 290 years +0.0%
1964 290 years +0.0%
1965 290 years +0.0%
1966 290 years +0.0%
1967 290 years +0.0%
1968 290 years +0.0%
1969 290 years +0.0%
1970 290 years +0.0%
1971 290 years +0.0%
1972 290 years +0.0%
1973 290 years +0.0%
1974 290 years +0.0%
1975 290 years +0.0%
1976 290 years +0.0%
1977 290 years +0.0%
1978 290 years +0.0%
1979 290 years +0.0%
1980 290 years +0.0%
1981 290 years +0.0%
1982 290 years +0.0%
1983 290 years +0.0%
1984 290 years +0.0%
1985 290 years +0.0%
1986 290 years +0.0%
1987 290 years +0.0%
1988 290 years +0.0%
1989 290 years +0.0%
1990 290 years +0.0%
1991 290 years +0.0%
1992 290 years +0.0%
1993 290 years +0.0%
1994 290 years +0.0%
1995 290 years +0.0%
1996 290 years +0.0%
1997 290 years +0.0%
1998 290 years +0.0%
1999 290 years +0.0%
2000 290 years +0.0%
2001 290 years +0.0%
2002 290 years +0.0%
2003 290 years +0.0%
2004 290 years +0.0%
2005 290 years +0.0%
2006 290 years +0.0%
2007 290 years +0.0%
2008 290 years +0.0%
2009 290 years +0.0%
2010 290 years +0.0%
2011 290 years +0.0%
2012 290 years +0.0%
2013 290 years +0.0%
2014 290 years +0.0%
2015 290 years +0.0%
2016 290 years +0.0%
2017 290 years +0.0%
2018 290 years +0.0%
2019 290 years +0.0%
2020 290 years +0.0%
2021 290 years +0.0%
2022 290 years +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 290 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 290 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Brazil 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
1534 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1535 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1536 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1537 +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 2.8 years 0 years 7 years 10
1540s 12.5 years 8 years 17 years 10
1550s 22.5 years 18 years 27 years 10
1560s 32.5 years 28 years 37 years 10
1570s 42.5 years 38 years 47 years 10
1580s 52.5 years 48 years 57 years 10
1590s 62.5 years 58 years 67 years 10
1600s 72.5 years 68 years 77 years 10
1610s 82.5 years 78 years 87 years 10
1620s 92.5 years 88 years 97 years 10
1630s 102.5 years 98 years 107 years 10
1640s 112.5 years 108 years 117 years 10
1650s 122.5 years 118 years 127 years 10
1660s 132.5 years 128 years 137 years 10
1670s 142.5 years 138 years 147 years 10
1680s 152.5 years 148 years 157 years 10
1690s 162.5 years 158 years 167 years 10
1700s 172.5 years 168 years 177 years 10
1710s 182.5 years 178 years 187 years 10
1720s 192.5 years 188 years 197 years 10
1730s 202.5 years 198 years 207 years 10
1740s 212.5 years 208 years 217 years 10
1750s 222.5 years 218 years 227 years 10
1760s 232.5 years 228 years 237 years 10
1770s 242.5 years 238 years 247 years 10
1780s 252.5 years 248 years 257 years 10
1790s 262.5 years 258 years 267 years 10
1800s 272.5 years 268 years 277 years 10
1810s 282.5 years 278 years 287 years 10
1820s 289.7 years 288 years 290 years 10
1830s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1840s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1850s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1860s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1870s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1880s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1890s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1900s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1910s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1920s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1930s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1940s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1950s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1960s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1970s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1980s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
1990s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
2000s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
2010s 290 years 290 years 290 years 10
2020s 290 years 290 years 290 years 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 29 Ecuador 295 years compare
  2. 30 El Salvador 294 years compare
  3. 31 Peru 292 years compare
  4. 33 Chile 278 years compare
  5. 34 Paraguay 275 years compare
  6. 35 Bolivia 267 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Brazil?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Brazil was 290 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 290 years in 1822.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Brazil rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Brazil ranks 32nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Brazil 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.