Years a country was a European overseas colony in Chile

Chile: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 278 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
278 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
33rd
of 159 countries
All-time high
278 years
in 1818
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 278 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. 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 Chile peaked at 278 years in 1818 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Chile ranks 33rd of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year

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

Chile compared with similar countries

  • Chile's 278 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 3.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Chile's 278 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 93% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Chile 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
1542 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1543 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1544 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1545 +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 4.5 years 0 years 9 years 10
1550s 14.5 years 10 years 19 years 10
1560s 24.5 years 20 years 29 years 10
1570s 34.5 years 30 years 39 years 10
1580s 44.5 years 40 years 49 years 10
1590s 54.5 years 50 years 59 years 10
1600s 64.5 years 60 years 69 years 10
1610s 74.5 years 70 years 79 years 10
1620s 84.5 years 80 years 89 years 10
1630s 94.5 years 90 years 99 years 10
1640s 104.5 years 100 years 109 years 10
1650s 114.5 years 110 years 119 years 10
1660s 124.5 years 120 years 129 years 10
1670s 134.5 years 130 years 139 years 10
1680s 144.5 years 140 years 149 years 10
1690s 154.5 years 150 years 159 years 10
1700s 164.5 years 160 years 169 years 10
1710s 174.5 years 170 years 179 years 10
1720s 184.5 years 180 years 189 years 10
1730s 194.5 years 190 years 199 years 10
1740s 204.5 years 200 years 209 years 10
1750s 214.5 years 210 years 219 years 10
1760s 224.5 years 220 years 229 years 10
1770s 234.5 years 230 years 239 years 10
1780s 244.5 years 240 years 249 years 10
1790s 254.5 years 250 years 259 years 10
1800s 264.5 years 260 years 269 years 10
1810s 274.4 years 270 years 278 years 10
1820s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1830s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1840s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1850s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1860s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1870s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1880s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1890s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1900s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1910s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1920s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1930s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1940s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1950s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1960s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1970s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1980s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
1990s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
2000s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
2010s 278 years 278 years 278 years 10
2020s 278 years 278 years 278 years 3

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 30 El Salvador 294 years compare
  2. 31 Peru 292 years compare
  3. 32 Brazil 290 years compare
  4. 34 Paraguay 275 years compare
  5. 35 Bolivia 267 years compare
  6. 36 Venezuela 266 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Chile?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Chile was 278 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 278 years in 1818.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Chile rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Chile ranks 33rd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Chile 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.