Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cuba

Cuba: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 389 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
389 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 159 countries
All-time high
389 years
in 1899
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300400146217422022

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 Cuba is 389 years, measured 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 Cuba peaked at 389 years in 1899 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Cuba ranks 7th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Cuba, year by year

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

Cuba compared with similar countries

  • Cuba's 389 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Cuba's 389 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Cuba 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
1512 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1513 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1514 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1515 +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 4.5 years 0 years 9 years 10
1520s 14.5 years 10 years 19 years 10
1530s 24.5 years 20 years 29 years 10
1540s 34.5 years 30 years 39 years 10
1550s 44.5 years 40 years 49 years 10
1560s 54.5 years 50 years 59 years 10
1570s 64.5 years 60 years 69 years 10
1580s 74.5 years 70 years 79 years 10
1590s 84.5 years 80 years 89 years 10
1600s 94.5 years 90 years 99 years 10
1610s 104.5 years 100 years 109 years 10
1620s 114.5 years 110 years 119 years 10
1630s 124.5 years 120 years 129 years 10
1640s 134.5 years 130 years 139 years 10
1650s 144.5 years 140 years 149 years 10
1660s 154.5 years 150 years 159 years 10
1670s 164.5 years 160 years 169 years 10
1680s 174.5 years 170 years 179 years 10
1690s 184.5 years 180 years 189 years 10
1700s 194.5 years 190 years 199 years 10
1710s 204.5 years 200 years 209 years 10
1720s 214.5 years 210 years 219 years 10
1730s 224.5 years 220 years 229 years 10
1740s 234.5 years 230 years 239 years 10
1750s 244.5 years 240 years 249 years 10
1760s 254.5 years 250 years 259 years 10
1770s 264.5 years 260 years 269 years 10
1780s 274.5 years 270 years 279 years 10
1790s 284.5 years 280 years 289 years 10
1800s 294.5 years 290 years 299 years 10
1810s 304.5 years 300 years 309 years 10
1820s 314.5 years 310 years 319 years 10
1830s 324.5 years 320 years 329 years 10
1840s 334.5 years 330 years 339 years 10
1850s 344.5 years 340 years 349 years 10
1860s 354.5 years 350 years 359 years 10
1870s 364.5 years 360 years 369 years 10
1880s 374.5 years 370 years 379 years 10
1890s 384.5 years 380 years 389 years 10
1900s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1910s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1920s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1930s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1940s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1950s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1960s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1970s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1980s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
1990s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
2000s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
2010s 389 years 389 years 389 years 10
2020s 389 years 389 years 389 years 3

Countries ranked near Cuba

  1. 5 Ghana 426 years compare
  2. 6 Angola 400 years compare
  3. 8 Guyana 387 years compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic 371 years compare
  5. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Cuba?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Cuba was 389 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 Cuba?
The highest recorded value was 389 years in 1899.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Cuba?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Cuba rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Cuba ranks 7th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Cuba?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cuba 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.