Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cape Verde

Cape Verde: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 514 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
514 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 159 countries
All-time high
514 years
in 1975
All-time low
1 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0200400600146217422022

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

Analysis

In 2022, years a country was a european overseas colony in Cape Verde stood at 514 years. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Cape Verde peaked at 514 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 1 years, in 1462.

That places Cape Verde 1st 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 Cape Verde, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cape Verde, 1462 to 2022.
Year years Change
1462 1 years
1463 2 years +100.0%
1464 3 years +50.0%
1465 4 years +33.3%
1466 5 years +25.0%
1467 6 years +20.0%
1468 7 years +16.7%
1469 8 years +14.3%
1470 9 years +12.5%
1471 10 years +11.1%
1472 11 years +10.0%
1473 12 years +9.1%
1474 13 years +8.3%
1475 14 years +7.7%
1476 15 years +7.1%
1477 16 years +6.7%
1478 17 years +6.2%
1479 18 years +5.9%
1480 19 years +5.6%
1481 20 years +5.3%
1482 21 years +5.0%
1483 22 years +4.8%
1484 23 years +4.5%
1485 24 years +4.3%
1486 25 years +4.2%
1487 26 years +4.0%
1488 27 years +3.8%
1489 28 years +3.7%
1490 29 years +3.6%
1491 30 years +3.4%
1492 31 years +3.3%
1493 32 years +3.2%
1494 33 years +3.1%
1495 34 years +3.0%
1496 35 years +2.9%
1497 36 years +2.9%
1498 37 years +2.8%
1499 38 years +2.7%
1500 39 years +2.6%
1501 40 years +2.6%
1502 41 years +2.5%
1503 42 years +2.4%
1504 43 years +2.4%
1505 44 years +2.3%
1506 45 years +2.3%
1507 46 years +2.2%
1508 47 years +2.2%
1509 48 years +2.1%
1510 49 years +2.1%
1511 50 years +2.0%
1512 51 years +2.0%
1513 52 years +2.0%
1514 53 years +1.9%
1515 54 years +1.9%
1516 55 years +1.9%
1517 56 years +1.8%
1518 57 years +1.8%
1519 58 years +1.8%
1520 59 years +1.7%
1521 60 years +1.7%
1522 61 years +1.7%
1523 62 years +1.6%
1524 63 years +1.6%
1525 64 years +1.6%
1526 65 years +1.6%
1527 66 years +1.5%
1528 67 years +1.5%
1529 68 years +1.5%
1530 69 years +1.5%
1531 70 years +1.4%
1532 71 years +1.4%
1533 72 years +1.4%
1534 73 years +1.4%
1535 74 years +1.4%
1536 75 years +1.4%
1537 76 years +1.3%
1538 77 years +1.3%
1539 78 years +1.3%
1540 79 years +1.3%
1541 80 years +1.3%
1542 81 years +1.2%
1543 82 years +1.2%
1544 83 years +1.2%
1545 84 years +1.2%
1546 85 years +1.2%
1547 86 years +1.2%
1548 87 years +1.2%
1549 88 years +1.1%
1550 89 years +1.1%
1551 90 years +1.1%
1552 91 years +1.1%
1553 92 years +1.1%
1554 93 years +1.1%
1555 94 years +1.1%
1556 95 years +1.1%
1557 96 years +1.1%
1558 97 years +1.0%
1559 98 years +1.0%
1560 99 years +1.0%
1561 100 years +1.0%
1562 101 years +1.0%
1563 102 years +1.0%
1564 103 years +1.0%
1565 104 years +1.0%
1566 105 years +1.0%
1567 106 years +1.0%
1568 107 years +0.9%
1569 108 years +0.9%
1570 109 years +0.9%
1571 110 years +0.9%
1572 111 years +0.9%
1573 112 years +0.9%
1574 113 years +0.9%
1575 114 years +0.9%
1576 115 years +0.9%
1577 116 years +0.9%
1578 117 years +0.9%
1579 118 years +0.9%
1580 119 years +0.8%
1581 120 years +0.8%
1582 121 years +0.8%
1583 122 years +0.8%
1584 123 years +0.8%
1585 124 years +0.8%
1586 125 years +0.8%
1587 126 years +0.8%
1588 127 years +0.8%
1589 128 years +0.8%
1590 129 years +0.8%
1591 130 years +0.8%
1592 131 years +0.8%
1593 132 years +0.8%
1594 133 years +0.8%
1595 134 years +0.8%
1596 135 years +0.7%
1597 136 years +0.7%
1598 137 years +0.7%
1599 138 years +0.7%
1600 139 years +0.7%
1601 140 years +0.7%
1602 141 years +0.7%
1603 142 years +0.7%
1604 143 years +0.7%
1605 144 years +0.7%
1606 145 years +0.7%
1607 146 years +0.7%
1608 147 years +0.7%
1609 148 years +0.7%
1610 149 years +0.7%
1611 150 years +0.7%
1612 151 years +0.7%
1613 152 years +0.7%
1614 153 years +0.7%
1615 154 years +0.7%
1616 155 years +0.6%
1617 156 years +0.6%
1618 157 years +0.6%
1619 158 years +0.6%
1620 159 years +0.6%
1621 160 years +0.6%
1622 161 years +0.6%
1623 162 years +0.6%
1624 163 years +0.6%
1625 164 years +0.6%
1626 165 years +0.6%
1627 166 years +0.6%
1628 167 years +0.6%
1629 168 years +0.6%
1630 169 years +0.6%
1631 170 years +0.6%
1632 171 years +0.6%
1633 172 years +0.6%
1634 173 years +0.6%
1635 174 years +0.6%
1636 175 years +0.6%
1637 176 years +0.6%
1638 177 years +0.6%
1639 178 years +0.6%
1640 179 years +0.6%
1641 180 years +0.6%
1642 181 years +0.6%
1643 182 years +0.6%
1644 183 years +0.5%
1645 184 years +0.5%
1646 185 years +0.5%
1647 186 years +0.5%
1648 187 years +0.5%
1649 188 years +0.5%
1650 189 years +0.5%
1651 190 years +0.5%
1652 191 years +0.5%
1653 192 years +0.5%
1654 193 years +0.5%
1655 194 years +0.5%
1656 195 years +0.5%
1657 196 years +0.5%
1658 197 years +0.5%
1659 198 years +0.5%
1660 199 years +0.5%
1661 200 years +0.5%
1662 201 years +0.5%
1663 202 years +0.5%
1664 203 years +0.5%
1665 204 years +0.5%
1666 205 years +0.5%
1667 206 years +0.5%
1668 207 years +0.5%
1669 208 years +0.5%
1670 209 years +0.5%
1671 210 years +0.5%
1672 211 years +0.5%
1673 212 years +0.5%
1674 213 years +0.5%
1675 214 years +0.5%
1676 215 years +0.5%
1677 216 years +0.5%
1678 217 years +0.5%
1679 218 years +0.5%
1680 219 years +0.5%
1681 220 years +0.5%
1682 221 years +0.5%
1683 222 years +0.5%
1684 223 years +0.5%
1685 224 years +0.4%
1686 225 years +0.4%
1687 226 years +0.4%
1688 227 years +0.4%
1689 228 years +0.4%
1690 229 years +0.4%
1691 230 years +0.4%
1692 231 years +0.4%
1693 232 years +0.4%
1694 233 years +0.4%
1695 234 years +0.4%
1696 235 years +0.4%
1697 236 years +0.4%
1698 237 years +0.4%
1699 238 years +0.4%
1700 239 years +0.4%
1701 240 years +0.4%
1702 241 years +0.4%
1703 242 years +0.4%
1704 243 years +0.4%
1705 244 years +0.4%
1706 245 years +0.4%
1707 246 years +0.4%
1708 247 years +0.4%
1709 248 years +0.4%
1710 249 years +0.4%
1711 250 years +0.4%
1712 251 years +0.4%
1713 252 years +0.4%
1714 253 years +0.4%
1715 254 years +0.4%
1716 255 years +0.4%
1717 256 years +0.4%
1718 257 years +0.4%
1719 258 years +0.4%
1720 259 years +0.4%
1721 260 years +0.4%
1722 261 years +0.4%
1723 262 years +0.4%
1724 263 years +0.4%
1725 264 years +0.4%
1726 265 years +0.4%
1727 266 years +0.4%
1728 267 years +0.4%
1729 268 years +0.4%
1730 269 years +0.4%
1731 270 years +0.4%
1732 271 years +0.4%
1733 272 years +0.4%
1734 273 years +0.4%
1735 274 years +0.4%
1736 275 years +0.4%
1737 276 years +0.4%
1738 277 years +0.4%
1739 278 years +0.4%
1740 279 years +0.4%
1741 280 years +0.4%
1742 281 years +0.4%
1743 282 years +0.4%
1744 283 years +0.4%
1745 284 years +0.4%
1746 285 years +0.4%
1747 286 years +0.4%
1748 287 years +0.3%
1749 288 years +0.3%
1750 289 years +0.3%
1751 290 years +0.3%
1752 291 years +0.3%
1753 292 years +0.3%
1754 293 years +0.3%
1755 294 years +0.3%
1756 295 years +0.3%
1757 296 years +0.3%
1758 297 years +0.3%
1759 298 years +0.3%
1760 299 years +0.3%
1761 300 years +0.3%
1762 301 years +0.3%
1763 302 years +0.3%
1764 303 years +0.3%
1765 304 years +0.3%
1766 305 years +0.3%
1767 306 years +0.3%
1768 307 years +0.3%
1769 308 years +0.3%
1770 309 years +0.3%
1771 310 years +0.3%
1772 311 years +0.3%
1773 312 years +0.3%
1774 313 years +0.3%
1775 314 years +0.3%
1776 315 years +0.3%
1777 316 years +0.3%
1778 317 years +0.3%
1779 318 years +0.3%
1780 319 years +0.3%
1781 320 years +0.3%
1782 321 years +0.3%
1783 322 years +0.3%
1784 323 years +0.3%
1785 324 years +0.3%
1786 325 years +0.3%
1787 326 years +0.3%
1788 327 years +0.3%
1789 328 years +0.3%
1790 329 years +0.3%
1791 330 years +0.3%
1792 331 years +0.3%
1793 332 years +0.3%
1794 333 years +0.3%
1795 334 years +0.3%
1796 335 years +0.3%
1797 336 years +0.3%
1798 337 years +0.3%
1799 338 years +0.3%
1800 339 years +0.3%
1801 340 years +0.3%
1802 341 years +0.3%
1803 342 years +0.3%
1804 343 years +0.3%
1805 344 years +0.3%
1806 345 years +0.3%
1807 346 years +0.3%
1808 347 years +0.3%
1809 348 years +0.3%
1810 349 years +0.3%
1811 350 years +0.3%
1812 351 years +0.3%
1813 352 years +0.3%
1814 353 years +0.3%
1815 354 years +0.3%
1816 355 years +0.3%
1817 356 years +0.3%
1818 357 years +0.3%
1819 358 years +0.3%
1820 359 years +0.3%
1821 360 years +0.3%
1822 361 years +0.3%
1823 362 years +0.3%
1824 363 years +0.3%
1825 364 years +0.3%
1826 365 years +0.3%
1827 366 years +0.3%
1828 367 years +0.3%
1829 368 years +0.3%
1830 369 years +0.3%
1831 370 years +0.3%
1832 371 years +0.3%
1833 372 years +0.3%
1834 373 years +0.3%
1835 374 years +0.3%
1836 375 years +0.3%
1837 376 years +0.3%
1838 377 years +0.3%
1839 378 years +0.3%
1840 379 years +0.3%
1841 380 years +0.3%
1842 381 years +0.3%
1843 382 years +0.3%
1844 383 years +0.3%
1845 384 years +0.3%
1846 385 years +0.3%
1847 386 years +0.3%
1848 387 years +0.3%
1849 388 years +0.3%
1850 389 years +0.3%
1851 390 years +0.3%
1852 391 years +0.3%
1853 392 years +0.3%
1854 393 years +0.3%
1855 394 years +0.3%
1856 395 years +0.3%
1857 396 years +0.3%
1858 397 years +0.3%
1859 398 years +0.3%
1860 399 years +0.3%
1861 400 years +0.3%
1862 401 years +0.2%
1863 402 years +0.2%
1864 403 years +0.2%
1865 404 years +0.2%
1866 405 years +0.2%
1867 406 years +0.2%
1868 407 years +0.2%
1869 408 years +0.2%
1870 409 years +0.2%
1871 410 years +0.2%
1872 411 years +0.2%
1873 412 years +0.2%
1874 413 years +0.2%
1875 414 years +0.2%
1876 415 years +0.2%
1877 416 years +0.2%
1878 417 years +0.2%
1879 418 years +0.2%
1880 419 years +0.2%
1881 420 years +0.2%
1882 421 years +0.2%
1883 422 years +0.2%
1884 423 years +0.2%
1885 424 years +0.2%
1886 425 years +0.2%
1887 426 years +0.2%
1888 427 years +0.2%
1889 428 years +0.2%
1890 429 years +0.2%
1891 430 years +0.2%
1892 431 years +0.2%
1893 432 years +0.2%
1894 433 years +0.2%
1895 434 years +0.2%
1896 435 years +0.2%
1897 436 years +0.2%
1898 437 years +0.2%
1899 438 years +0.2%
1900 439 years +0.2%
1901 440 years +0.2%
1902 441 years +0.2%
1903 442 years +0.2%
1904 443 years +0.2%
1905 444 years +0.2%
1906 445 years +0.2%
1907 446 years +0.2%
1908 447 years +0.2%
1909 448 years +0.2%
1910 449 years +0.2%
1911 450 years +0.2%
1912 451 years +0.2%
1913 452 years +0.2%
1914 453 years +0.2%
1915 454 years +0.2%
1916 455 years +0.2%
1917 456 years +0.2%
1918 457 years +0.2%
1919 458 years +0.2%
1920 459 years +0.2%
1921 460 years +0.2%
1922 461 years +0.2%
1923 462 years +0.2%
1924 463 years +0.2%
1925 464 years +0.2%
1926 465 years +0.2%
1927 466 years +0.2%
1928 467 years +0.2%
1929 468 years +0.2%
1930 469 years +0.2%
1931 470 years +0.2%
1932 471 years +0.2%
1933 472 years +0.2%
1934 473 years +0.2%
1935 474 years +0.2%
1936 475 years +0.2%
1937 476 years +0.2%
1938 477 years +0.2%
1939 478 years +0.2%
1940 479 years +0.2%
1941 480 years +0.2%
1942 481 years +0.2%
1943 482 years +0.2%
1944 483 years +0.2%
1945 484 years +0.2%
1946 485 years +0.2%
1947 486 years +0.2%
1948 487 years +0.2%
1949 488 years +0.2%
1950 489 years +0.2%
1951 490 years +0.2%
1952 491 years +0.2%
1953 492 years +0.2%
1954 493 years +0.2%
1955 494 years +0.2%
1956 495 years +0.2%
1957 496 years +0.2%
1958 497 years +0.2%
1959 498 years +0.2%
1960 499 years +0.2%
1961 500 years +0.2%
1962 501 years +0.2%
1963 502 years +0.2%
1964 503 years +0.2%
1965 504 years +0.2%
1966 505 years +0.2%
1967 506 years +0.2%
1968 507 years +0.2%
1969 508 years +0.2%
1970 509 years +0.2%
1971 510 years +0.2%
1972 511 years +0.2%
1973 512 years +0.2%
1974 513 years +0.2%
1975 514 years +0.2%
1976 514 years +0.0%
1977 514 years +0.0%
1978 514 years +0.0%
1979 514 years +0.0%
1980 514 years +0.0%
1981 514 years +0.0%
1982 514 years +0.0%
1983 514 years +0.0%
1984 514 years +0.0%
1985 514 years +0.0%
1986 514 years +0.0%
1987 514 years +0.0%
1988 514 years +0.0%
1989 514 years +0.0%
1990 514 years +0.0%
1991 514 years +0.0%
1992 514 years +0.0%
1993 514 years +0.0%
1994 514 years +0.0%
1995 514 years +0.0%
1996 514 years +0.0%
1997 514 years +0.0%
1998 514 years +0.0%
1999 514 years +0.0%
2000 514 years +0.0%
2001 514 years +0.0%
2002 514 years +0.0%
2003 514 years +0.0%
2004 514 years +0.0%
2005 514 years +0.0%
2006 514 years +0.0%
2007 514 years +0.0%
2008 514 years +0.0%
2009 514 years +0.0%
2010 514 years +0.0%
2011 514 years +0.0%
2012 514 years +0.0%
2013 514 years +0.0%
2014 514 years +0.0%
2015 514 years +0.0%
2016 514 years +0.0%
2017 514 years +0.0%
2018 514 years +0.0%
2019 514 years +0.0%
2020 514 years +0.0%
2021 514 years +0.0%
2022 514 years +0.0%

Cape Verde compared with similar countries

  • Cape Verde's 514 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 2.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Cape Verde's 514 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70 years, 7.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cape Verde 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
1463 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1464 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1465 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1466 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 4.5 years 1 years 8 years 8
1470s 13.5 years 9 years 18 years 10
1480s 23.5 years 19 years 28 years 10
1490s 33.5 years 29 years 38 years 10
1500s 43.5 years 39 years 48 years 10
1510s 53.5 years 49 years 58 years 10
1520s 63.5 years 59 years 68 years 10
1530s 73.5 years 69 years 78 years 10
1540s 83.5 years 79 years 88 years 10
1550s 93.5 years 89 years 98 years 10
1560s 103.5 years 99 years 108 years 10
1570s 113.5 years 109 years 118 years 10
1580s 123.5 years 119 years 128 years 10
1590s 133.5 years 129 years 138 years 10
1600s 143.5 years 139 years 148 years 10
1610s 153.5 years 149 years 158 years 10
1620s 163.5 years 159 years 168 years 10
1630s 173.5 years 169 years 178 years 10
1640s 183.5 years 179 years 188 years 10
1650s 193.5 years 189 years 198 years 10
1660s 203.5 years 199 years 208 years 10
1670s 213.5 years 209 years 218 years 10
1680s 223.5 years 219 years 228 years 10
1690s 233.5 years 229 years 238 years 10
1700s 243.5 years 239 years 248 years 10
1710s 253.5 years 249 years 258 years 10
1720s 263.5 years 259 years 268 years 10
1730s 273.5 years 269 years 278 years 10
1740s 283.5 years 279 years 288 years 10
1750s 293.5 years 289 years 298 years 10
1760s 303.5 years 299 years 308 years 10
1770s 313.5 years 309 years 318 years 10
1780s 323.5 years 319 years 328 years 10
1790s 333.5 years 329 years 338 years 10
1800s 343.5 years 339 years 348 years 10
1810s 353.5 years 349 years 358 years 10
1820s 363.5 years 359 years 368 years 10
1830s 373.5 years 369 years 378 years 10
1840s 383.5 years 379 years 388 years 10
1850s 393.5 years 389 years 398 years 10
1860s 403.5 years 399 years 408 years 10
1870s 413.5 years 409 years 418 years 10
1880s 423.5 years 419 years 428 years 10
1890s 433.5 years 429 years 438 years 10
1900s 443.5 years 439 years 448 years 10
1910s 453.5 years 449 years 458 years 10
1920s 463.5 years 459 years 468 years 10
1930s 473.5 years 469 years 478 years 10
1940s 483.5 years 479 years 488 years 10
1950s 493.5 years 489 years 498 years 10
1960s 503.5 years 499 years 508 years 10
1970s 512.5 years 509 years 514 years 10
1980s 514 years 514 years 514 years 10
1990s 514 years 514 years 514 years 10
2000s 514 years 514 years 514 years 10
2010s 514 years 514 years 514 years 10
2020s 514 years 514 years 514 years 3

Countries ranked near Cape Verde

  1. 2 Belize 458 years compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 454 years compare
  3. 3 Sao Tome and Principe 454 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Cape Verde?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Cape Verde was 514 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 Cape Verde?
The highest recorded value was 514 years in 1975.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cape Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 1 years in 1462.
How does Cape Verde rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Cape Verde ranks 1st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Cape Verde?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cape Verde 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.