Years a country was a European overseas colony in Ecuador

Ecuador: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 295 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
295 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 159 countries
All-time high
295 years
in 1829
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 295 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Ecuador peaked at 295 years in 1829 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Ecuador 29th 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 Ecuador, year by year

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

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 295 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 295 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 Ecuador 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
1536 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1537 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1538 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1539 +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 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1540s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1550s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1560s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1570s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1580s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1590s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1600s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1610s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1620s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1630s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1640s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1650s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1660s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1670s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1680s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1690s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1700s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1710s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1720s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1730s 200.5 years 196 years 205 years 10
1740s 210.5 years 206 years 215 years 10
1750s 220.5 years 216 years 225 years 10
1760s 230.5 years 226 years 235 years 10
1770s 240.5 years 236 years 245 years 10
1780s 250.5 years 246 years 255 years 10
1790s 260.5 years 256 years 265 years 10
1800s 270.5 years 266 years 275 years 10
1810s 280.5 years 276 years 285 years 10
1820s 290.5 years 286 years 295 years 10
1830s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1840s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1850s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1860s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1870s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1880s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1890s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1900s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1910s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1920s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1930s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1940s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1950s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1960s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1970s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1980s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
1990s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
2000s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
2010s 295 years 295 years 295 years 10
2020s 295 years 295 years 295 years 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

  1. 28 Colombia 296 years compare
  2. 30 El Salvador 294 years compare
  3. 31 Peru 292 years compare
  4. 32 Brazil 290 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Ecuador?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Ecuador was 295 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 Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 295 years in 1829.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Ecuador rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Ecuador ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Ecuador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Ecuador 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.