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.

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominica, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominica, 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 0 years
1542 0 years
1543 0 years
1544 0 years
1545 0 years
1546 0 years
1547 0 years
1548 0 years
1549 0 years
1550 0 years
1551 0 years
1552 0 years
1553 0 years
1554 0 years
1555 0 years
1556 0 years
1557 0 years
1558 0 years
1559 0 years
1560 0 years
1561 0 years
1562 0 years
1563 0 years
1564 0 years
1565 0 years
1566 0 years
1567 0 years
1568 0 years
1569 0 years
1570 0 years
1571 0 years
1572 0 years
1573 0 years
1574 0 years
1575 0 years
1576 0 years
1577 0 years
1578 0 years
1579 0 years
1580 0 years
1581 0 years
1582 0 years
1583 0 years
1584 0 years
1585 0 years
1586 0 years
1587 0 years
1588 0 years
1589 0 years
1590 0 years
1591 0 years
1592 0 years
1593 0 years
1594 0 years
1595 0 years
1596 0 years
1597 0 years
1598 0 years
1599 0 years
1600 0 years
1601 0 years
1602 0 years
1603 0 years
1604 0 years
1605 0 years
1606 0 years
1607 0 years
1608 0 years
1609 0 years
1610 0 years
1611 0 years
1612 0 years
1613 0 years
1614 0 years
1615 0 years
1616 0 years
1617 0 years
1618 0 years
1619 0 years
1620 0 years
1621 0 years
1622 0 years
1623 0 years
1624 0 years
1625 0 years
1626 0 years
1627 0 years
1628 0 years
1629 0 years
1630 0 years
1631 0 years
1632 1 years
1633 2 years +100.0%
1634 3 years +50.0%
1635 4 years +33.3%
1636 5 years +25.0%
1637 6 years +20.0%
1638 7 years +16.7%
1639 8 years +14.3%
1640 9 years +12.5%
1641 10 years +11.1%
1642 11 years +10.0%
1643 12 years +9.1%
1644 13 years +8.3%
1645 14 years +7.7%
1646 15 years +7.1%
1647 16 years +6.7%
1648 17 years +6.2%
1649 18 years +5.9%
1650 19 years +5.6%
1651 20 years +5.3%
1652 21 years +5.0%
1653 22 years +4.8%
1654 23 years +4.5%
1655 24 years +4.3%
1656 25 years +4.2%
1657 26 years +4.0%
1658 27 years +3.8%
1659 28 years +3.7%
1660 29 years +3.6%
1661 30 years +3.4%
1662 31 years +3.3%
1663 32 years +3.2%
1664 33 years +3.1%
1665 34 years +3.0%
1666 35 years +2.9%
1667 36 years +2.9%
1668 37 years +2.8%
1669 38 years +2.7%
1670 39 years +2.6%
1671 40 years +2.6%
1672 41 years +2.5%
1673 42 years +2.4%
1674 43 years +2.4%
1675 44 years +2.3%
1676 45 years +2.3%
1677 46 years +2.2%
1678 47 years +2.2%
1679 48 years +2.1%
1680 49 years +2.1%
1681 50 years +2.0%
1682 51 years +2.0%
1683 52 years +2.0%
1684 53 years +1.9%
1685 54 years +1.9%
1686 55 years +1.9%
1687 56 years +1.8%
1688 57 years +1.8%
1689 58 years +1.8%
1690 59 years +1.7%
1691 60 years +1.7%
1692 61 years +1.7%
1693 62 years +1.6%
1694 63 years +1.6%
1695 64 years +1.6%
1696 65 years +1.6%
1697 66 years +1.5%
1698 67 years +1.5%
1699 68 years +1.5%
1700 69 years +1.5%
1701 70 years +1.4%
1702 71 years +1.4%
1703 72 years +1.4%
1704 73 years +1.4%
1705 74 years +1.4%
1706 75 years +1.4%
1707 76 years +1.3%
1708 77 years +1.3%
1709 78 years +1.3%
1710 79 years +1.3%
1711 80 years +1.3%
1712 81 years +1.2%
1713 82 years +1.2%
1714 83 years +1.2%
1715 84 years +1.2%
1716 85 years +1.2%
1717 86 years +1.2%
1718 87 years +1.2%
1719 88 years +1.1%
1720 89 years +1.1%
1721 90 years +1.1%
1722 91 years +1.1%
1723 92 years +1.1%
1724 93 years +1.1%
1725 94 years +1.1%
1726 95 years +1.1%
1727 96 years +1.1%
1728 97 years +1.0%
1729 98 years +1.0%
1730 99 years +1.0%
1731 100 years +1.0%
1732 101 years +1.0%
1733 102 years +1.0%
1734 103 years +1.0%
1735 104 years +1.0%
1736 105 years +1.0%
1737 106 years +1.0%
1738 107 years +0.9%
1739 108 years +0.9%
1740 109 years +0.9%
1741 110 years +0.9%
1742 111 years +0.9%
1743 112 years +0.9%
1744 113 years +0.9%
1745 114 years +0.9%
1746 115 years +0.9%
1747 116 years +0.9%
1748 117 years +0.9%
1749 118 years +0.9%
1750 119 years +0.8%
1751 120 years +0.8%
1752 121 years +0.8%
1753 122 years +0.8%
1754 123 years +0.8%
1755 124 years +0.8%
1756 125 years +0.8%
1757 126 years +0.8%
1758 127 years +0.8%
1759 128 years +0.8%
1760 129 years +0.8%
1761 130 years +0.8%
1762 131 years +0.8%
1763 132 years +0.8%
1764 132 years +0.0%
1765 132 years +0.0%
1766 132 years +0.0%
1767 132 years +0.0%
1768 132 years +0.0%
1769 132 years +0.0%
1770 132 years +0.0%
1771 132 years +0.0%
1772 132 years +0.0%
1773 132 years +0.0%
1774 132 years +0.0%
1775 132 years +0.0%
1776 132 years +0.0%
1777 132 years +0.0%
1778 132 years +0.0%
1779 132 years +0.0%
1780 132 years +0.0%
1781 132 years +0.0%
1782 132 years +0.0%
1783 132 years +0.0%
1784 132 years +0.0%
1785 132 years +0.0%
1786 132 years +0.0%
1787 132 years +0.0%
1788 132 years +0.0%
1789 132 years +0.0%
1790 132 years +0.0%
1791 132 years +0.0%
1792 132 years +0.0%
1793 132 years +0.0%
1794 132 years +0.0%
1795 132 years +0.0%
1796 132 years +0.0%
1797 132 years +0.0%
1798 132 years +0.0%
1799 132 years +0.0%
1800 132 years +0.0%
1801 132 years +0.0%
1802 132 years +0.0%
1803 132 years +0.0%
1804 132 years +0.0%
1805 133 years +0.8%
1806 134 years +0.8%
1807 135 years +0.7%
1808 136 years +0.7%
1809 137 years +0.7%
1810 138 years +0.7%
1811 139 years +0.7%
1812 140 years +0.7%
1813 141 years +0.7%
1814 142 years +0.7%
1815 143 years +0.7%
1816 144 years +0.7%
1817 145 years +0.7%
1818 146 years +0.7%
1819 147 years +0.7%
1820 148 years +0.7%
1821 149 years +0.7%
1822 150 years +0.7%
1823 151 years +0.7%
1824 152 years +0.7%
1825 153 years +0.7%
1826 154 years +0.7%
1827 155 years +0.6%
1828 156 years +0.6%
1829 157 years +0.6%
1830 158 years +0.6%
1831 159 years +0.6%
1832 160 years +0.6%
1833 161 years +0.6%
1834 162 years +0.6%
1835 163 years +0.6%
1836 164 years +0.6%
1837 165 years +0.6%
1838 166 years +0.6%
1839 167 years +0.6%
1840 168 years +0.6%
1841 169 years +0.6%
1842 170 years +0.6%
1843 171 years +0.6%
1844 172 years +0.6%
1845 173 years +0.6%
1846 174 years +0.6%
1847 175 years +0.6%
1848 176 years +0.6%
1849 177 years +0.6%
1850 178 years +0.6%
1851 179 years +0.6%
1852 180 years +0.6%
1853 181 years +0.6%
1854 182 years +0.6%
1855 183 years +0.5%
1856 184 years +0.5%
1857 185 years +0.5%
1858 186 years +0.5%
1859 187 years +0.5%
1860 188 years +0.5%
1861 189 years +0.5%
1862 190 years +0.5%
1863 191 years +0.5%
1864 192 years +0.5%
1865 193 years +0.5%
1866 194 years +0.5%
1867 195 years +0.5%
1868 196 years +0.5%
1869 197 years +0.5%
1870 198 years +0.5%
1871 199 years +0.5%
1872 200 years +0.5%
1873 201 years +0.5%
1874 202 years +0.5%
1875 203 years +0.5%
1876 204 years +0.5%
1877 205 years +0.5%
1878 206 years +0.5%
1879 207 years +0.5%
1880 208 years +0.5%
1881 209 years +0.5%
1882 210 years +0.5%
1883 211 years +0.5%
1884 212 years +0.5%
1885 213 years +0.5%
1886 214 years +0.5%
1887 215 years +0.5%
1888 216 years +0.5%
1889 217 years +0.5%
1890 218 years +0.5%
1891 219 years +0.5%
1892 220 years +0.5%
1893 221 years +0.5%
1894 222 years +0.5%
1895 223 years +0.5%
1896 224 years +0.4%
1897 225 years +0.4%
1898 226 years +0.4%
1899 227 years +0.4%
1900 228 years +0.4%
1901 229 years +0.4%
1902 230 years +0.4%
1903 231 years +0.4%
1904 232 years +0.4%
1905 233 years +0.4%
1906 234 years +0.4%
1907 235 years +0.4%
1908 236 years +0.4%
1909 237 years +0.4%
1910 238 years +0.4%
1911 239 years +0.4%
1912 240 years +0.4%
1913 241 years +0.4%
1914 242 years +0.4%
1915 243 years +0.4%
1916 244 years +0.4%
1917 245 years +0.4%
1918 246 years +0.4%
1919 247 years +0.4%
1920 248 years +0.4%
1921 249 years +0.4%
1922 250 years +0.4%
1923 251 years +0.4%
1924 252 years +0.4%
1925 253 years +0.4%
1926 254 years +0.4%
1927 255 years +0.4%
1928 256 years +0.4%
1929 257 years +0.4%
1930 258 years +0.4%
1931 259 years +0.4%
1932 260 years +0.4%
1933 261 years +0.4%
1934 262 years +0.4%
1935 263 years +0.4%
1936 264 years +0.4%
1937 265 years +0.4%
1938 266 years +0.4%
1939 267 years +0.4%
1940 268 years +0.4%
1941 269 years +0.4%
1942 270 years +0.4%
1943 271 years +0.4%
1944 272 years +0.4%
1945 273 years +0.4%
1946 274 years +0.4%
1947 275 years +0.4%
1948 276 years +0.4%
1949 277 years +0.4%
1950 278 years +0.4%
1951 279 years +0.4%
1952 280 years +0.4%
1953 281 years +0.4%
1954 282 years +0.4%
1955 283 years +0.4%
1956 284 years +0.4%
1957 285 years +0.4%
1958 286 years +0.4%
1959 287 years +0.3%
1960 288 years +0.3%
1961 289 years +0.3%
1962 290 years +0.3%
1963 291 years +0.3%
1964 292 years +0.3%
1965 293 years +0.3%
1966 294 years +0.3%
1967 295 years +0.3%
1968 296 years +0.3%
1969 297 years +0.3%
1970 298 years +0.3%
1971 299 years +0.3%
1972 300 years +0.3%
1973 301 years +0.3%
1974 302 years +0.3%
1975 303 years +0.3%
1976 304 years +0.3%
1977 305 years +0.3%
1978 306 years +0.3%
1979 306 years +0.0%
1980 306 years +0.0%
1981 306 years +0.0%
1982 306 years +0.0%
1983 306 years +0.0%
1984 306 years +0.0%
1985 306 years +0.0%
1986 306 years +0.0%
1987 306 years +0.0%
1988 306 years +0.0%
1989 306 years +0.0%
1990 306 years +0.0%
1991 306 years +0.0%
1992 306 years +0.0%
1993 306 years +0.0%
1994 306 years +0.0%
1995 306 years +0.0%
1996 306 years +0.0%
1997 306 years +0.0%
1998 306 years +0.0%
1999 306 years +0.0%
2000 306 years +0.0%
2001 306 years +0.0%
2002 306 years +0.0%
2003 306 years +0.0%
2004 306 years +0.0%
2005 306 years +0.0%
2006 306 years +0.0%
2007 306 years +0.0%
2008 306 years +0.0%
2009 306 years +0.0%
2010 306 years +0.0%
2011 306 years +0.0%
2012 306 years +0.0%
2013 306 years +0.0%
2014 306 years +0.0%
2015 306 years +0.0%
2016 306 years +0.0%
2017 306 years +0.0%
2018 306 years +0.0%
2019 306 years +0.0%
2020 306 years +0.0%
2021 306 years +0.0%
2022 306 years +0.0%

Dominica compared with similar countries

  • Dominica's 306 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Dominica's 306 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominica 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
1633 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1634 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1635 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1636 +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 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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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.