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Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominica

Dominica: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 306 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
306 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 159 countries
All-time high
306 years
in 1978
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominica, 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 Dominica is 306 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 Dominica peaked at 306 years in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Dominica ranks 21st 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.

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 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1630s 3.6 years 0 years 8 years 10
1640s 13.5 years 9 years 18 years 10
1650s 23.5 years 19 years 28 years 10
1660s 33.5 years 29 years 38 years 10
1670s 43.5 years 39 years 48 years 10
1680s 53.5 years 49 years 58 years 10
1690s 63.5 years 59 years 68 years 10
1700s 73.5 years 69 years 78 years 10
1710s 83.5 years 79 years 88 years 10
1720s 93.5 years 89 years 98 years 10
1730s 103.5 years 99 years 108 years 10
1740s 113.5 years 109 years 118 years 10
1750s 123.5 years 119 years 128 years 10
1760s 131.4 years 129 years 132 years 10
1770s 132 years 132 years 132 years 10
1780s 132 years 132 years 132 years 10
1790s 132 years 132 years 132 years 10
1800s 133.5 years 132 years 137 years 10
1810s 142.5 years 138 years 147 years 10
1820s 152.5 years 148 years 157 years 10
1830s 162.5 years 158 years 167 years 10
1840s 172.5 years 168 years 177 years 10
1850s 182.5 years 178 years 187 years 10
1860s 192.5 years 188 years 197 years 10
1870s 202.5 years 198 years 207 years 10
1880s 212.5 years 208 years 217 years 10
1890s 222.5 years 218 years 227 years 10
1900s 232.5 years 228 years 237 years 10
1910s 242.5 years 238 years 247 years 10
1920s 252.5 years 248 years 257 years 10
1930s 262.5 years 258 years 267 years 10
1940s 272.5 years 268 years 277 years 10
1950s 282.5 years 278 years 287 years 10
1960s 292.5 years 288 years 297 years 10
1970s 302.4 years 298 years 306 years 10
1980s 306 years 306 years 306 years 10
1990s 306 years 306 years 306 years 10
2000s 306 years 306 years 306 years 10
2010s 306 years 306 years 306 years 10
2020s 306 years 306 years 306 years 3

Countries ranked near Dominica

  1. 18 Grenada 325 years compare
  2. 19 Canada 312 years compare
  3. 20 Suriname 308 years compare
  4. 22 Panama 303 years compare
  5. 23 Mexico 301 years compare
  6. 24 Costa Rica 298 years compare
  7. 24 Guatemala 298 years compare
  8. 24 Honduras 298 years compare
  9. 24 Nicaragua 298 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Dominica?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Dominica was 306 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 Dominica?
The highest recorded value was 306 years in 1978.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Dominica?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Dominica rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Dominica ranks 21st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Dominica?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominica 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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About this data

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.