Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 371 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
371 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 159 countries
All-time high
371 years
in 1865
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300400146217422022

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 371 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 Dominican Republic peaked at 371 years in 1865 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Dominican Republic ranks 9th 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 Dominican Republic, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominican Republic, 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 1 years
1496 2 years +100.0%
1497 3 years +50.0%
1498 4 years +33.3%
1499 5 years +25.0%
1500 6 years +20.0%
1501 7 years +16.7%
1502 8 years +14.3%
1503 9 years +12.5%
1504 10 years +11.1%
1505 11 years +10.0%
1506 12 years +9.1%
1507 13 years +8.3%
1508 14 years +7.7%
1509 15 years +7.1%
1510 16 years +6.7%
1511 17 years +6.2%
1512 18 years +5.9%
1513 19 years +5.6%
1514 20 years +5.3%
1515 21 years +5.0%
1516 22 years +4.8%
1517 23 years +4.5%
1518 24 years +4.3%
1519 25 years +4.2%
1520 26 years +4.0%
1521 27 years +3.8%
1522 28 years +3.7%
1523 29 years +3.6%
1524 30 years +3.4%
1525 31 years +3.3%
1526 32 years +3.2%
1527 33 years +3.1%
1528 34 years +3.0%
1529 35 years +2.9%
1530 36 years +2.9%
1531 37 years +2.8%
1532 38 years +2.7%
1533 39 years +2.6%
1534 40 years +2.6%
1535 41 years +2.5%
1536 42 years +2.4%
1537 43 years +2.4%
1538 44 years +2.3%
1539 45 years +2.3%
1540 46 years +2.2%
1541 47 years +2.2%
1542 48 years +2.1%
1543 49 years +2.1%
1544 50 years +2.0%
1545 51 years +2.0%
1546 52 years +2.0%
1547 53 years +1.9%
1548 54 years +1.9%
1549 55 years +1.9%
1550 56 years +1.8%
1551 57 years +1.8%
1552 58 years +1.8%
1553 59 years +1.7%
1554 60 years +1.7%
1555 61 years +1.7%
1556 62 years +1.6%
1557 63 years +1.6%
1558 64 years +1.6%
1559 65 years +1.6%
1560 66 years +1.5%
1561 67 years +1.5%
1562 68 years +1.5%
1563 69 years +1.5%
1564 70 years +1.4%
1565 71 years +1.4%
1566 72 years +1.4%
1567 73 years +1.4%
1568 74 years +1.4%
1569 75 years +1.4%
1570 76 years +1.3%
1571 77 years +1.3%
1572 78 years +1.3%
1573 79 years +1.3%
1574 80 years +1.3%
1575 81 years +1.2%
1576 82 years +1.2%
1577 83 years +1.2%
1578 84 years +1.2%
1579 85 years +1.2%
1580 86 years +1.2%
1581 87 years +1.2%
1582 88 years +1.1%
1583 89 years +1.1%
1584 90 years +1.1%
1585 91 years +1.1%
1586 92 years +1.1%
1587 93 years +1.1%
1588 94 years +1.1%
1589 95 years +1.1%
1590 96 years +1.1%
1591 97 years +1.0%
1592 98 years +1.0%
1593 99 years +1.0%
1594 100 years +1.0%
1595 101 years +1.0%
1596 102 years +1.0%
1597 103 years +1.0%
1598 104 years +1.0%
1599 105 years +1.0%
1600 106 years +1.0%
1601 107 years +0.9%
1602 108 years +0.9%
1603 109 years +0.9%
1604 110 years +0.9%
1605 111 years +0.9%
1606 112 years +0.9%
1607 113 years +0.9%
1608 114 years +0.9%
1609 115 years +0.9%
1610 116 years +0.9%
1611 117 years +0.9%
1612 118 years +0.9%
1613 119 years +0.8%
1614 120 years +0.8%
1615 121 years +0.8%
1616 122 years +0.8%
1617 123 years +0.8%
1618 124 years +0.8%
1619 125 years +0.8%
1620 126 years +0.8%
1621 127 years +0.8%
1622 128 years +0.8%
1623 129 years +0.8%
1624 130 years +0.8%
1625 131 years +0.8%
1626 132 years +0.8%
1627 133 years +0.8%
1628 134 years +0.8%
1629 135 years +0.7%
1630 136 years +0.7%
1631 137 years +0.7%
1632 138 years +0.7%
1633 139 years +0.7%
1634 140 years +0.7%
1635 141 years +0.7%
1636 142 years +0.7%
1637 143 years +0.7%
1638 144 years +0.7%
1639 145 years +0.7%
1640 146 years +0.7%
1641 147 years +0.7%
1642 148 years +0.7%
1643 149 years +0.7%
1644 150 years +0.7%
1645 151 years +0.7%
1646 152 years +0.7%
1647 153 years +0.7%
1648 154 years +0.7%
1649 155 years +0.6%
1650 156 years +0.6%
1651 157 years +0.6%
1652 158 years +0.6%
1653 159 years +0.6%
1654 160 years +0.6%
1655 161 years +0.6%
1656 162 years +0.6%
1657 163 years +0.6%
1658 164 years +0.6%
1659 165 years +0.6%
1660 166 years +0.6%
1661 167 years +0.6%
1662 168 years +0.6%
1663 169 years +0.6%
1664 170 years +0.6%
1665 171 years +0.6%
1666 172 years +0.6%
1667 173 years +0.6%
1668 174 years +0.6%
1669 175 years +0.6%
1670 176 years +0.6%
1671 177 years +0.6%
1672 178 years +0.6%
1673 179 years +0.6%
1674 180 years +0.6%
1675 181 years +0.6%
1676 182 years +0.6%
1677 183 years +0.5%
1678 184 years +0.5%
1679 185 years +0.5%
1680 186 years +0.5%
1681 187 years +0.5%
1682 188 years +0.5%
1683 189 years +0.5%
1684 190 years +0.5%
1685 191 years +0.5%
1686 192 years +0.5%
1687 193 years +0.5%
1688 194 years +0.5%
1689 195 years +0.5%
1690 196 years +0.5%
1691 197 years +0.5%
1692 198 years +0.5%
1693 199 years +0.5%
1694 200 years +0.5%
1695 201 years +0.5%
1696 202 years +0.5%
1697 203 years +0.5%
1698 204 years +0.5%
1699 205 years +0.5%
1700 206 years +0.5%
1701 207 years +0.5%
1702 208 years +0.5%
1703 209 years +0.5%
1704 210 years +0.5%
1705 211 years +0.5%
1706 212 years +0.5%
1707 213 years +0.5%
1708 214 years +0.5%
1709 215 years +0.5%
1710 216 years +0.5%
1711 217 years +0.5%
1712 218 years +0.5%
1713 219 years +0.5%
1714 220 years +0.5%
1715 221 years +0.5%
1716 222 years +0.5%
1717 223 years +0.5%
1718 224 years +0.4%
1719 225 years +0.4%
1720 226 years +0.4%
1721 227 years +0.4%
1722 228 years +0.4%
1723 229 years +0.4%
1724 230 years +0.4%
1725 231 years +0.4%
1726 232 years +0.4%
1727 233 years +0.4%
1728 234 years +0.4%
1729 235 years +0.4%
1730 236 years +0.4%
1731 237 years +0.4%
1732 238 years +0.4%
1733 239 years +0.4%
1734 240 years +0.4%
1735 241 years +0.4%
1736 242 years +0.4%
1737 243 years +0.4%
1738 244 years +0.4%
1739 245 years +0.4%
1740 246 years +0.4%
1741 247 years +0.4%
1742 248 years +0.4%
1743 249 years +0.4%
1744 250 years +0.4%
1745 251 years +0.4%
1746 252 years +0.4%
1747 253 years +0.4%
1748 254 years +0.4%
1749 255 years +0.4%
1750 256 years +0.4%
1751 257 years +0.4%
1752 258 years +0.4%
1753 259 years +0.4%
1754 260 years +0.4%
1755 261 years +0.4%
1756 262 years +0.4%
1757 263 years +0.4%
1758 264 years +0.4%
1759 265 years +0.4%
1760 266 years +0.4%
1761 267 years +0.4%
1762 268 years +0.4%
1763 269 years +0.4%
1764 270 years +0.4%
1765 271 years +0.4%
1766 272 years +0.4%
1767 273 years +0.4%
1768 274 years +0.4%
1769 275 years +0.4%
1770 276 years +0.4%
1771 277 years +0.4%
1772 278 years +0.4%
1773 279 years +0.4%
1774 280 years +0.4%
1775 281 years +0.4%
1776 282 years +0.4%
1777 283 years +0.4%
1778 284 years +0.4%
1779 285 years +0.4%
1780 286 years +0.4%
1781 287 years +0.3%
1782 288 years +0.3%
1783 289 years +0.3%
1784 290 years +0.3%
1785 291 years +0.3%
1786 292 years +0.3%
1787 293 years +0.3%
1788 294 years +0.3%
1789 295 years +0.3%
1790 296 years +0.3%
1791 297 years +0.3%
1792 298 years +0.3%
1793 299 years +0.3%
1794 300 years +0.3%
1795 301 years +0.3%
1796 302 years +0.3%
1797 303 years +0.3%
1798 304 years +0.3%
1799 305 years +0.3%
1800 306 years +0.3%
1801 307 years +0.3%
1802 308 years +0.3%
1803 309 years +0.3%
1804 310 years +0.3%
1805 311 years +0.3%
1806 312 years +0.3%
1807 313 years +0.3%
1808 314 years +0.3%
1809 315 years +0.3%
1810 316 years +0.3%
1811 317 years +0.3%
1812 318 years +0.3%
1813 319 years +0.3%
1814 320 years +0.3%
1815 321 years +0.3%
1816 322 years +0.3%
1817 323 years +0.3%
1818 324 years +0.3%
1819 325 years +0.3%
1820 326 years +0.3%
1821 327 years +0.3%
1822 328 years +0.3%
1823 329 years +0.3%
1824 330 years +0.3%
1825 331 years +0.3%
1826 332 years +0.3%
1827 333 years +0.3%
1828 334 years +0.3%
1829 335 years +0.3%
1830 336 years +0.3%
1831 337 years +0.3%
1832 338 years +0.3%
1833 339 years +0.3%
1834 340 years +0.3%
1835 341 years +0.3%
1836 342 years +0.3%
1837 343 years +0.3%
1838 344 years +0.3%
1839 345 years +0.3%
1840 346 years +0.3%
1841 347 years +0.3%
1842 348 years +0.3%
1843 349 years +0.3%
1844 350 years +0.3%
1845 351 years +0.3%
1846 352 years +0.3%
1847 353 years +0.3%
1848 354 years +0.3%
1849 355 years +0.3%
1850 356 years +0.3%
1851 357 years +0.3%
1852 358 years +0.3%
1853 359 years +0.3%
1854 360 years +0.3%
1855 361 years +0.3%
1856 362 years +0.3%
1857 363 years +0.3%
1858 364 years +0.3%
1859 365 years +0.3%
1860 366 years +0.3%
1861 367 years +0.3%
1862 368 years +0.3%
1863 369 years +0.3%
1864 370 years +0.3%
1865 371 years +0.3%
1866 371 years +0.0%
1867 371 years +0.0%
1868 371 years +0.0%
1869 371 years +0.0%
1870 371 years +0.0%
1871 371 years +0.0%
1872 371 years +0.0%
1873 371 years +0.0%
1874 371 years +0.0%
1875 371 years +0.0%
1876 371 years +0.0%
1877 371 years +0.0%
1878 371 years +0.0%
1879 371 years +0.0%
1880 371 years +0.0%
1881 371 years +0.0%
1882 371 years +0.0%
1883 371 years +0.0%
1884 371 years +0.0%
1885 371 years +0.0%
1886 371 years +0.0%
1887 371 years +0.0%
1888 371 years +0.0%
1889 371 years +0.0%
1890 371 years +0.0%
1891 371 years +0.0%
1892 371 years +0.0%
1893 371 years +0.0%
1894 371 years +0.0%
1895 371 years +0.0%
1896 371 years +0.0%
1897 371 years +0.0%
1898 371 years +0.0%
1899 371 years +0.0%
1900 371 years +0.0%
1901 371 years +0.0%
1902 371 years +0.0%
1903 371 years +0.0%
1904 371 years +0.0%
1905 371 years +0.0%
1906 371 years +0.0%
1907 371 years +0.0%
1908 371 years +0.0%
1909 371 years +0.0%
1910 371 years +0.0%
1911 371 years +0.0%
1912 371 years +0.0%
1913 371 years +0.0%
1914 371 years +0.0%
1915 371 years +0.0%
1916 371 years +0.0%
1917 371 years +0.0%
1918 371 years +0.0%
1919 371 years +0.0%
1920 371 years +0.0%
1921 371 years +0.0%
1922 371 years +0.0%
1923 371 years +0.0%
1924 371 years +0.0%
1925 371 years +0.0%
1926 371 years +0.0%
1927 371 years +0.0%
1928 371 years +0.0%
1929 371 years +0.0%
1930 371 years +0.0%
1931 371 years +0.0%
1932 371 years +0.0%
1933 371 years +0.0%
1934 371 years +0.0%
1935 371 years +0.0%
1936 371 years +0.0%
1937 371 years +0.0%
1938 371 years +0.0%
1939 371 years +0.0%
1940 371 years +0.0%
1941 371 years +0.0%
1942 371 years +0.0%
1943 371 years +0.0%
1944 371 years +0.0%
1945 371 years +0.0%
1946 371 years +0.0%
1947 371 years +0.0%
1948 371 years +0.0%
1949 371 years +0.0%
1950 371 years +0.0%
1951 371 years +0.0%
1952 371 years +0.0%
1953 371 years +0.0%
1954 371 years +0.0%
1955 371 years +0.0%
1956 371 years +0.0%
1957 371 years +0.0%
1958 371 years +0.0%
1959 371 years +0.0%
1960 371 years +0.0%
1961 371 years +0.0%
1962 371 years +0.0%
1963 371 years +0.0%
1964 371 years +0.0%
1965 371 years +0.0%
1966 371 years +0.0%
1967 371 years +0.0%
1968 371 years +0.0%
1969 371 years +0.0%
1970 371 years +0.0%
1971 371 years +0.0%
1972 371 years +0.0%
1973 371 years +0.0%
1974 371 years +0.0%
1975 371 years +0.0%
1976 371 years +0.0%
1977 371 years +0.0%
1978 371 years +0.0%
1979 371 years +0.0%
1980 371 years +0.0%
1981 371 years +0.0%
1982 371 years +0.0%
1983 371 years +0.0%
1984 371 years +0.0%
1985 371 years +0.0%
1986 371 years +0.0%
1987 371 years +0.0%
1988 371 years +0.0%
1989 371 years +0.0%
1990 371 years +0.0%
1991 371 years +0.0%
1992 371 years +0.0%
1993 371 years +0.0%
1994 371 years +0.0%
1995 371 years +0.0%
1996 371 years +0.0%
1997 371 years +0.0%
1998 371 years +0.0%
1999 371 years +0.0%
2000 371 years +0.0%
2001 371 years +0.0%
2002 371 years +0.0%
2003 371 years +0.0%
2004 371 years +0.0%
2005 371 years +0.0%
2006 371 years +0.0%
2007 371 years +0.0%
2008 371 years +0.0%
2009 371 years +0.0%
2010 371 years +0.0%
2011 371 years +0.0%
2012 371 years +0.0%
2013 371 years +0.0%
2014 371 years +0.0%
2015 371 years +0.0%
2016 371 years +0.0%
2017 371 years +0.0%
2018 371 years +0.0%
2019 371 years +0.0%
2020 371 years +0.0%
2021 371 years +0.0%
2022 371 years +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 371 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 371 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Dominican Republic 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
1496 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1497 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1498 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1499 +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 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1500s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1510s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1520s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1530s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1540s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1550s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1560s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1570s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1580s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1590s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1600s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1610s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1620s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1630s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1640s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1650s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1660s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1670s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1680s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1690s 200.5 years 196 years 205 years 10
1700s 210.5 years 206 years 215 years 10
1710s 220.5 years 216 years 225 years 10
1720s 230.5 years 226 years 235 years 10
1730s 240.5 years 236 years 245 years 10
1740s 250.5 years 246 years 255 years 10
1750s 260.5 years 256 years 265 years 10
1760s 270.5 years 266 years 275 years 10
1770s 280.5 years 276 years 285 years 10
1780s 290.5 years 286 years 295 years 10
1790s 300.5 years 296 years 305 years 10
1800s 310.5 years 306 years 315 years 10
1810s 320.5 years 316 years 325 years 10
1820s 330.5 years 326 years 335 years 10
1830s 340.5 years 336 years 345 years 10
1840s 350.5 years 346 years 355 years 10
1850s 360.5 years 356 years 365 years 10
1860s 369.5 years 366 years 371 years 10
1870s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1880s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1890s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1900s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1910s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1920s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1930s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1940s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1950s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1960s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1970s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1980s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1990s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2000s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2010s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2020s 371 years 371 years 371 years 3

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 6 Angola 400 years compare
  2. 7 Cuba 389 years compare
  3. 8 Guyana 387 years compare
  4. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 years compare
  5. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 years compare
  6. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Dominican Republic?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Dominican Republic was 371 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 371 years in 1865.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Dominican Republic rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Dominican Republic ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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.