Years a country was a European overseas colony in Colombia

Colombia: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 296 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
296 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
28th
of 159 countries
All-time high
296 years
in 1820
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for years a country was a european overseas colony in Colombia is 296 years, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Colombia peaked at 296 years in 1820 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Colombia 28th 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Colombia, 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 1 years
1526 2 years +100.0%
1527 3 years +50.0%
1528 4 years +33.3%
1529 5 years +25.0%
1530 6 years +20.0%
1531 7 years +16.7%
1532 8 years +14.3%
1533 9 years +12.5%
1534 10 years +11.1%
1535 11 years +10.0%
1536 12 years +9.1%
1537 13 years +8.3%
1538 14 years +7.7%
1539 15 years +7.1%
1540 16 years +6.7%
1541 17 years +6.2%
1542 18 years +5.9%
1543 19 years +5.6%
1544 20 years +5.3%
1545 21 years +5.0%
1546 22 years +4.8%
1547 23 years +4.5%
1548 24 years +4.3%
1549 25 years +4.2%
1550 26 years +4.0%
1551 27 years +3.8%
1552 28 years +3.7%
1553 29 years +3.6%
1554 30 years +3.4%
1555 31 years +3.3%
1556 32 years +3.2%
1557 33 years +3.1%
1558 34 years +3.0%
1559 35 years +2.9%
1560 36 years +2.9%
1561 37 years +2.8%
1562 38 years +2.7%
1563 39 years +2.6%
1564 40 years +2.6%
1565 41 years +2.5%
1566 42 years +2.4%
1567 43 years +2.4%
1568 44 years +2.3%
1569 45 years +2.3%
1570 46 years +2.2%
1571 47 years +2.2%
1572 48 years +2.1%
1573 49 years +2.1%
1574 50 years +2.0%
1575 51 years +2.0%
1576 52 years +2.0%
1577 53 years +1.9%
1578 54 years +1.9%
1579 55 years +1.9%
1580 56 years +1.8%
1581 57 years +1.8%
1582 58 years +1.8%
1583 59 years +1.7%
1584 60 years +1.7%
1585 61 years +1.7%
1586 62 years +1.6%
1587 63 years +1.6%
1588 64 years +1.6%
1589 65 years +1.6%
1590 66 years +1.5%
1591 67 years +1.5%
1592 68 years +1.5%
1593 69 years +1.5%
1594 70 years +1.4%
1595 71 years +1.4%
1596 72 years +1.4%
1597 73 years +1.4%
1598 74 years +1.4%
1599 75 years +1.4%
1600 76 years +1.3%
1601 77 years +1.3%
1602 78 years +1.3%
1603 79 years +1.3%
1604 80 years +1.3%
1605 81 years +1.2%
1606 82 years +1.2%
1607 83 years +1.2%
1608 84 years +1.2%
1609 85 years +1.2%
1610 86 years +1.2%
1611 87 years +1.2%
1612 88 years +1.1%
1613 89 years +1.1%
1614 90 years +1.1%
1615 91 years +1.1%
1616 92 years +1.1%
1617 93 years +1.1%
1618 94 years +1.1%
1619 95 years +1.1%
1620 96 years +1.1%
1621 97 years +1.0%
1622 98 years +1.0%
1623 99 years +1.0%
1624 100 years +1.0%
1625 101 years +1.0%
1626 102 years +1.0%
1627 103 years +1.0%
1628 104 years +1.0%
1629 105 years +1.0%
1630 106 years +1.0%
1631 107 years +0.9%
1632 108 years +0.9%
1633 109 years +0.9%
1634 110 years +0.9%
1635 111 years +0.9%
1636 112 years +0.9%
1637 113 years +0.9%
1638 114 years +0.9%
1639 115 years +0.9%
1640 116 years +0.9%
1641 117 years +0.9%
1642 118 years +0.9%
1643 119 years +0.8%
1644 120 years +0.8%
1645 121 years +0.8%
1646 122 years +0.8%
1647 123 years +0.8%
1648 124 years +0.8%
1649 125 years +0.8%
1650 126 years +0.8%
1651 127 years +0.8%
1652 128 years +0.8%
1653 129 years +0.8%
1654 130 years +0.8%
1655 131 years +0.8%
1656 132 years +0.8%
1657 133 years +0.8%
1658 134 years +0.8%
1659 135 years +0.7%
1660 136 years +0.7%
1661 137 years +0.7%
1662 138 years +0.7%
1663 139 years +0.7%
1664 140 years +0.7%
1665 141 years +0.7%
1666 142 years +0.7%
1667 143 years +0.7%
1668 144 years +0.7%
1669 145 years +0.7%
1670 146 years +0.7%
1671 147 years +0.7%
1672 148 years +0.7%
1673 149 years +0.7%
1674 150 years +0.7%
1675 151 years +0.7%
1676 152 years +0.7%
1677 153 years +0.7%
1678 154 years +0.7%
1679 155 years +0.6%
1680 156 years +0.6%
1681 157 years +0.6%
1682 158 years +0.6%
1683 159 years +0.6%
1684 160 years +0.6%
1685 161 years +0.6%
1686 162 years +0.6%
1687 163 years +0.6%
1688 164 years +0.6%
1689 165 years +0.6%
1690 166 years +0.6%
1691 167 years +0.6%
1692 168 years +0.6%
1693 169 years +0.6%
1694 170 years +0.6%
1695 171 years +0.6%
1696 172 years +0.6%
1697 173 years +0.6%
1698 174 years +0.6%
1699 175 years +0.6%
1700 176 years +0.6%
1701 177 years +0.6%
1702 178 years +0.6%
1703 179 years +0.6%
1704 180 years +0.6%
1705 181 years +0.6%
1706 182 years +0.6%
1707 183 years +0.5%
1708 184 years +0.5%
1709 185 years +0.5%
1710 186 years +0.5%
1711 187 years +0.5%
1712 188 years +0.5%
1713 189 years +0.5%
1714 190 years +0.5%
1715 191 years +0.5%
1716 192 years +0.5%
1717 193 years +0.5%
1718 194 years +0.5%
1719 195 years +0.5%
1720 196 years +0.5%
1721 197 years +0.5%
1722 198 years +0.5%
1723 199 years +0.5%
1724 200 years +0.5%
1725 201 years +0.5%
1726 202 years +0.5%
1727 203 years +0.5%
1728 204 years +0.5%
1729 205 years +0.5%
1730 206 years +0.5%
1731 207 years +0.5%
1732 208 years +0.5%
1733 209 years +0.5%
1734 210 years +0.5%
1735 211 years +0.5%
1736 212 years +0.5%
1737 213 years +0.5%
1738 214 years +0.5%
1739 215 years +0.5%
1740 216 years +0.5%
1741 217 years +0.5%
1742 218 years +0.5%
1743 219 years +0.5%
1744 220 years +0.5%
1745 221 years +0.5%
1746 222 years +0.5%
1747 223 years +0.5%
1748 224 years +0.4%
1749 225 years +0.4%
1750 226 years +0.4%
1751 227 years +0.4%
1752 228 years +0.4%
1753 229 years +0.4%
1754 230 years +0.4%
1755 231 years +0.4%
1756 232 years +0.4%
1757 233 years +0.4%
1758 234 years +0.4%
1759 235 years +0.4%
1760 236 years +0.4%
1761 237 years +0.4%
1762 238 years +0.4%
1763 239 years +0.4%
1764 240 years +0.4%
1765 241 years +0.4%
1766 242 years +0.4%
1767 243 years +0.4%
1768 244 years +0.4%
1769 245 years +0.4%
1770 246 years +0.4%
1771 247 years +0.4%
1772 248 years +0.4%
1773 249 years +0.4%
1774 250 years +0.4%
1775 251 years +0.4%
1776 252 years +0.4%
1777 253 years +0.4%
1778 254 years +0.4%
1779 255 years +0.4%
1780 256 years +0.4%
1781 257 years +0.4%
1782 258 years +0.4%
1783 259 years +0.4%
1784 260 years +0.4%
1785 261 years +0.4%
1786 262 years +0.4%
1787 263 years +0.4%
1788 264 years +0.4%
1789 265 years +0.4%
1790 266 years +0.4%
1791 267 years +0.4%
1792 268 years +0.4%
1793 269 years +0.4%
1794 270 years +0.4%
1795 271 years +0.4%
1796 272 years +0.4%
1797 273 years +0.4%
1798 274 years +0.4%
1799 275 years +0.4%
1800 276 years +0.4%
1801 277 years +0.4%
1802 278 years +0.4%
1803 279 years +0.4%
1804 280 years +0.4%
1805 281 years +0.4%
1806 282 years +0.4%
1807 283 years +0.4%
1808 284 years +0.4%
1809 285 years +0.4%
1810 286 years +0.4%
1811 287 years +0.3%
1812 288 years +0.3%
1813 289 years +0.3%
1814 290 years +0.3%
1815 291 years +0.3%
1816 292 years +0.3%
1817 293 years +0.3%
1818 294 years +0.3%
1819 295 years +0.3%
1820 296 years +0.3%
1821 296 years +0.0%
1822 296 years +0.0%
1823 296 years +0.0%
1824 296 years +0.0%
1825 296 years +0.0%
1826 296 years +0.0%
1827 296 years +0.0%
1828 296 years +0.0%
1829 296 years +0.0%
1830 296 years +0.0%
1831 296 years +0.0%
1832 296 years +0.0%
1833 296 years +0.0%
1834 296 years +0.0%
1835 296 years +0.0%
1836 296 years +0.0%
1837 296 years +0.0%
1838 296 years +0.0%
1839 296 years +0.0%
1840 296 years +0.0%
1841 296 years +0.0%
1842 296 years +0.0%
1843 296 years +0.0%
1844 296 years +0.0%
1845 296 years +0.0%
1846 296 years +0.0%
1847 296 years +0.0%
1848 296 years +0.0%
1849 296 years +0.0%
1850 296 years +0.0%
1851 296 years +0.0%
1852 296 years +0.0%
1853 296 years +0.0%
1854 296 years +0.0%
1855 296 years +0.0%
1856 296 years +0.0%
1857 296 years +0.0%
1858 296 years +0.0%
1859 296 years +0.0%
1860 296 years +0.0%
1861 296 years +0.0%
1862 296 years +0.0%
1863 296 years +0.0%
1864 296 years +0.0%
1865 296 years +0.0%
1866 296 years +0.0%
1867 296 years +0.0%
1868 296 years +0.0%
1869 296 years +0.0%
1870 296 years +0.0%
1871 296 years +0.0%
1872 296 years +0.0%
1873 296 years +0.0%
1874 296 years +0.0%
1875 296 years +0.0%
1876 296 years +0.0%
1877 296 years +0.0%
1878 296 years +0.0%
1879 296 years +0.0%
1880 296 years +0.0%
1881 296 years +0.0%
1882 296 years +0.0%
1883 296 years +0.0%
1884 296 years +0.0%
1885 296 years +0.0%
1886 296 years +0.0%
1887 296 years +0.0%
1888 296 years +0.0%
1889 296 years +0.0%
1890 296 years +0.0%
1891 296 years +0.0%
1892 296 years +0.0%
1893 296 years +0.0%
1894 296 years +0.0%
1895 296 years +0.0%
1896 296 years +0.0%
1897 296 years +0.0%
1898 296 years +0.0%
1899 296 years +0.0%
1900 296 years +0.0%
1901 296 years +0.0%
1902 296 years +0.0%
1903 296 years +0.0%
1904 296 years +0.0%
1905 296 years +0.0%
1906 296 years +0.0%
1907 296 years +0.0%
1908 296 years +0.0%
1909 296 years +0.0%
1910 296 years +0.0%
1911 296 years +0.0%
1912 296 years +0.0%
1913 296 years +0.0%
1914 296 years +0.0%
1915 296 years +0.0%
1916 296 years +0.0%
1917 296 years +0.0%
1918 296 years +0.0%
1919 296 years +0.0%
1920 296 years +0.0%
1921 296 years +0.0%
1922 296 years +0.0%
1923 296 years +0.0%
1924 296 years +0.0%
1925 296 years +0.0%
1926 296 years +0.0%
1927 296 years +0.0%
1928 296 years +0.0%
1929 296 years +0.0%
1930 296 years +0.0%
1931 296 years +0.0%
1932 296 years +0.0%
1933 296 years +0.0%
1934 296 years +0.0%
1935 296 years +0.0%
1936 296 years +0.0%
1937 296 years +0.0%
1938 296 years +0.0%
1939 296 years +0.0%
1940 296 years +0.0%
1941 296 years +0.0%
1942 296 years +0.0%
1943 296 years +0.0%
1944 296 years +0.0%
1945 296 years +0.0%
1946 296 years +0.0%
1947 296 years +0.0%
1948 296 years +0.0%
1949 296 years +0.0%
1950 296 years +0.0%
1951 296 years +0.0%
1952 296 years +0.0%
1953 296 years +0.0%
1954 296 years +0.0%
1955 296 years +0.0%
1956 296 years +0.0%
1957 296 years +0.0%
1958 296 years +0.0%
1959 296 years +0.0%
1960 296 years +0.0%
1961 296 years +0.0%
1962 296 years +0.0%
1963 296 years +0.0%
1964 296 years +0.0%
1965 296 years +0.0%
1966 296 years +0.0%
1967 296 years +0.0%
1968 296 years +0.0%
1969 296 years +0.0%
1970 296 years +0.0%
1971 296 years +0.0%
1972 296 years +0.0%
1973 296 years +0.0%
1974 296 years +0.0%
1975 296 years +0.0%
1976 296 years +0.0%
1977 296 years +0.0%
1978 296 years +0.0%
1979 296 years +0.0%
1980 296 years +0.0%
1981 296 years +0.0%
1982 296 years +0.0%
1983 296 years +0.0%
1984 296 years +0.0%
1985 296 years +0.0%
1986 296 years +0.0%
1987 296 years +0.0%
1988 296 years +0.0%
1989 296 years +0.0%
1990 296 years +0.0%
1991 296 years +0.0%
1992 296 years +0.0%
1993 296 years +0.0%
1994 296 years +0.0%
1995 296 years +0.0%
1996 296 years +0.0%
1997 296 years +0.0%
1998 296 years +0.0%
1999 296 years +0.0%
2000 296 years +0.0%
2001 296 years +0.0%
2002 296 years +0.0%
2003 296 years +0.0%
2004 296 years +0.0%
2005 296 years +0.0%
2006 296 years +0.0%
2007 296 years +0.0%
2008 296 years +0.0%
2009 296 years +0.0%
2010 296 years +0.0%
2011 296 years +0.0%
2012 296 years +0.0%
2013 296 years +0.0%
2014 296 years +0.0%
2015 296 years +0.0%
2016 296 years +0.0%
2017 296 years +0.0%
2018 296 years +0.0%
2019 296 years +0.0%
2020 296 years +0.0%
2021 296 years +0.0%
2022 296 years +0.0%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 296 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 296 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Colombia 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
1526 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1527 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1528 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1529 +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 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1530s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1540s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1550s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1560s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1570s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1580s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1590s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1600s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1610s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1620s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1630s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1640s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1650s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1660s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1670s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1680s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1690s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1700s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1710s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1720s 200.5 years 196 years 205 years 10
1730s 210.5 years 206 years 215 years 10
1740s 220.5 years 216 years 225 years 10
1750s 230.5 years 226 years 235 years 10
1760s 240.5 years 236 years 245 years 10
1770s 250.5 years 246 years 255 years 10
1780s 260.5 years 256 years 265 years 10
1790s 270.5 years 266 years 275 years 10
1800s 280.5 years 276 years 285 years 10
1810s 290.5 years 286 years 295 years 10
1820s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1830s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1840s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1850s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1860s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1870s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1880s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1890s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1900s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1910s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1920s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1930s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1940s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1950s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1960s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1970s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1980s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
1990s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
2000s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
2010s 296 years 296 years 296 years 10
2020s 296 years 296 years 296 years 3

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  1. 29 Ecuador 295 years compare
  2. 30 El Salvador 294 years compare
  3. 31 Peru 292 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Colombia?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Colombia was 296 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 Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 296 years in 1820.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Colombia rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Colombia ranks 28th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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.