Years colonized in Ecuador

Ecuador: Years colonized was 295 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

Years colonized in Ecuador, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Ecuador recorded 295 for years colonized 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 colonized in Ecuador peaked at 295 in 1829 and was at its lowest, 0, 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 colonized in Ecuador, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Ecuador, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 1 —
1536 2 +100.0%
1537 3 +50.0%
1538 4 +33.3%
1539 5 +25.0%
1540 6 +20.0%
1541 7 +16.7%
1542 8 +14.3%
1543 9 +12.5%
1544 10 +11.1%
1545 11 +10.0%
1546 12 +9.1%
1547 13 +8.3%
1548 14 +7.7%
1549 15 +7.1%
1550 16 +6.7%
1551 17 +6.2%
1552 18 +5.9%
1553 19 +5.6%
1554 20 +5.3%
1555 21 +5.0%
1556 22 +4.8%
1557 23 +4.5%
1558 24 +4.3%
1559 25 +4.2%
1560 26 +4.0%
1561 27 +3.8%
1562 28 +3.7%
1563 29 +3.6%
1564 30 +3.4%
1565 31 +3.3%
1566 32 +3.2%
1567 33 +3.1%
1568 34 +3.0%
1569 35 +2.9%
1570 36 +2.9%
1571 37 +2.8%
1572 38 +2.7%
1573 39 +2.6%
1574 40 +2.6%
1575 41 +2.5%
1576 42 +2.4%
1577 43 +2.4%
1578 44 +2.3%
1579 45 +2.3%
1580 46 +2.2%
1581 47 +2.2%
1582 48 +2.1%
1583 49 +2.1%
1584 50 +2.0%
1585 51 +2.0%
1586 52 +2.0%
1587 53 +1.9%
1588 54 +1.9%
1589 55 +1.9%
1590 56 +1.8%
1591 57 +1.8%
1592 58 +1.8%
1593 59 +1.7%
1594 60 +1.7%
1595 61 +1.7%
1596 62 +1.6%
1597 63 +1.6%
1598 64 +1.6%
1599 65 +1.6%
1600 66 +1.5%
1601 67 +1.5%
1602 68 +1.5%
1603 69 +1.5%
1604 70 +1.4%
1605 71 +1.4%
1606 72 +1.4%
1607 73 +1.4%
1608 74 +1.4%
1609 75 +1.4%
1610 76 +1.3%
1611 77 +1.3%
1612 78 +1.3%
1613 79 +1.3%
1614 80 +1.3%
1615 81 +1.2%
1616 82 +1.2%
1617 83 +1.2%
1618 84 +1.2%
1619 85 +1.2%
1620 86 +1.2%
1621 87 +1.2%
1622 88 +1.1%
1623 89 +1.1%
1624 90 +1.1%
1625 91 +1.1%
1626 92 +1.1%
1627 93 +1.1%
1628 94 +1.1%
1629 95 +1.1%
1630 96 +1.1%
1631 97 +1.0%
1632 98 +1.0%
1633 99 +1.0%
1634 100 +1.0%
1635 101 +1.0%
1636 102 +1.0%
1637 103 +1.0%
1638 104 +1.0%
1639 105 +1.0%
1640 106 +1.0%
1641 107 +0.9%
1642 108 +0.9%
1643 109 +0.9%
1644 110 +0.9%
1645 111 +0.9%
1646 112 +0.9%
1647 113 +0.9%
1648 114 +0.9%
1649 115 +0.9%
1650 116 +0.9%
1651 117 +0.9%
1652 118 +0.9%
1653 119 +0.8%
1654 120 +0.8%
1655 121 +0.8%
1656 122 +0.8%
1657 123 +0.8%
1658 124 +0.8%
1659 125 +0.8%
1660 126 +0.8%
1661 127 +0.8%
1662 128 +0.8%
1663 129 +0.8%
1664 130 +0.8%
1665 131 +0.8%
1666 132 +0.8%
1667 133 +0.8%
1668 134 +0.8%
1669 135 +0.7%
1670 136 +0.7%
1671 137 +0.7%
1672 138 +0.7%
1673 139 +0.7%
1674 140 +0.7%
1675 141 +0.7%
1676 142 +0.7%
1677 143 +0.7%
1678 144 +0.7%
1679 145 +0.7%
1680 146 +0.7%
1681 147 +0.7%
1682 148 +0.7%
1683 149 +0.7%
1684 150 +0.7%
1685 151 +0.7%
1686 152 +0.7%
1687 153 +0.7%
1688 154 +0.7%
1689 155 +0.6%
1690 156 +0.6%
1691 157 +0.6%
1692 158 +0.6%
1693 159 +0.6%
1694 160 +0.6%
1695 161 +0.6%
1696 162 +0.6%
1697 163 +0.6%
1698 164 +0.6%
1699 165 +0.6%
1700 166 +0.6%
1701 167 +0.6%
1702 168 +0.6%
1703 169 +0.6%
1704 170 +0.6%
1705 171 +0.6%
1706 172 +0.6%
1707 173 +0.6%
1708 174 +0.6%
1709 175 +0.6%
1710 176 +0.6%
1711 177 +0.6%
1712 178 +0.6%
1713 179 +0.6%
1714 180 +0.6%
1715 181 +0.6%
1716 182 +0.6%
1717 183 +0.5%
1718 184 +0.5%
1719 185 +0.5%
1720 186 +0.5%
1721 187 +0.5%
1722 188 +0.5%
1723 189 +0.5%
1724 190 +0.5%
1725 191 +0.5%
1726 192 +0.5%
1727 193 +0.5%
1728 194 +0.5%
1729 195 +0.5%
1730 196 +0.5%
1731 197 +0.5%
1732 198 +0.5%
1733 199 +0.5%
1734 200 +0.5%
1735 201 +0.5%
1736 202 +0.5%
1737 203 +0.5%
1738 204 +0.5%
1739 205 +0.5%
1740 206 +0.5%
1741 207 +0.5%
1742 208 +0.5%
1743 209 +0.5%
1744 210 +0.5%
1745 211 +0.5%
1746 212 +0.5%
1747 213 +0.5%
1748 214 +0.5%
1749 215 +0.5%
1750 216 +0.5%
1751 217 +0.5%
1752 218 +0.5%
1753 219 +0.5%
1754 220 +0.5%
1755 221 +0.5%
1756 222 +0.5%
1757 223 +0.5%
1758 224 +0.4%
1759 225 +0.4%
1760 226 +0.4%
1761 227 +0.4%
1762 228 +0.4%
1763 229 +0.4%
1764 230 +0.4%
1765 231 +0.4%
1766 232 +0.4%
1767 233 +0.4%
1768 234 +0.4%
1769 235 +0.4%
1770 236 +0.4%
1771 237 +0.4%
1772 238 +0.4%
1773 239 +0.4%
1774 240 +0.4%
1775 241 +0.4%
1776 242 +0.4%
1777 243 +0.4%
1778 244 +0.4%
1779 245 +0.4%
1780 246 +0.4%
1781 247 +0.4%
1782 248 +0.4%
1783 249 +0.4%
1784 250 +0.4%
1785 251 +0.4%
1786 252 +0.4%
1787 253 +0.4%
1788 254 +0.4%
1789 255 +0.4%
1790 256 +0.4%
1791 257 +0.4%
1792 258 +0.4%
1793 259 +0.4%
1794 260 +0.4%
1795 261 +0.4%
1796 262 +0.4%
1797 263 +0.4%
1798 264 +0.4%
1799 265 +0.4%
1800 266 +0.4%
1801 267 +0.4%
1802 268 +0.4%
1803 269 +0.4%
1804 270 +0.4%
1805 271 +0.4%
1806 272 +0.4%
1807 273 +0.4%
1808 274 +0.4%
1809 275 +0.4%
1810 276 +0.4%
1811 277 +0.4%
1812 278 +0.4%
1813 279 +0.4%
1814 280 +0.4%
1815 281 +0.4%
1816 282 +0.4%
1817 283 +0.4%
1818 284 +0.4%
1819 285 +0.4%
1820 286 +0.4%
1821 287 +0.3%
1822 288 +0.3%
1823 289 +0.3%
1824 290 +0.3%
1825 291 +0.3%
1826 292 +0.3%
1827 293 +0.3%
1828 294 +0.3%
1829 295 +0.3%
1830 295 +0.0%
1831 295 +0.0%
1832 295 +0.0%
1833 295 +0.0%
1834 295 +0.0%
1835 295 +0.0%
1836 295 +0.0%
1837 295 +0.0%
1838 295 +0.0%
1839 295 +0.0%
1840 295 +0.0%
1841 295 +0.0%
1842 295 +0.0%
1843 295 +0.0%
1844 295 +0.0%
1845 295 +0.0%
1846 295 +0.0%
1847 295 +0.0%
1848 295 +0.0%
1849 295 +0.0%
1850 295 +0.0%
1851 295 +0.0%
1852 295 +0.0%
1853 295 +0.0%
1854 295 +0.0%
1855 295 +0.0%
1856 295 +0.0%
1857 295 +0.0%
1858 295 +0.0%
1859 295 +0.0%
1860 295 +0.0%
1861 295 +0.0%
1862 295 +0.0%
1863 295 +0.0%
1864 295 +0.0%
1865 295 +0.0%
1866 295 +0.0%
1867 295 +0.0%
1868 295 +0.0%
1869 295 +0.0%
1870 295 +0.0%
1871 295 +0.0%
1872 295 +0.0%
1873 295 +0.0%
1874 295 +0.0%
1875 295 +0.0%
1876 295 +0.0%
1877 295 +0.0%
1878 295 +0.0%
1879 295 +0.0%
1880 295 +0.0%
1881 295 +0.0%
1882 295 +0.0%
1883 295 +0.0%
1884 295 +0.0%
1885 295 +0.0%
1886 295 +0.0%
1887 295 +0.0%
1888 295 +0.0%
1889 295 +0.0%
1890 295 +0.0%
1891 295 +0.0%
1892 295 +0.0%
1893 295 +0.0%
1894 295 +0.0%
1895 295 +0.0%
1896 295 +0.0%
1897 295 +0.0%
1898 295 +0.0%
1899 295 +0.0%
1900 295 +0.0%
1901 295 +0.0%
1902 295 +0.0%
1903 295 +0.0%
1904 295 +0.0%
1905 295 +0.0%
1906 295 +0.0%
1907 295 +0.0%
1908 295 +0.0%
1909 295 +0.0%
1910 295 +0.0%
1911 295 +0.0%
1912 295 +0.0%
1913 295 +0.0%
1914 295 +0.0%
1915 295 +0.0%
1916 295 +0.0%
1917 295 +0.0%
1918 295 +0.0%
1919 295 +0.0%
1920 295 +0.0%
1921 295 +0.0%
1922 295 +0.0%
1923 295 +0.0%
1924 295 +0.0%
1925 295 +0.0%
1926 295 +0.0%
1927 295 +0.0%
1928 295 +0.0%
1929 295 +0.0%
1930 295 +0.0%
1931 295 +0.0%
1932 295 +0.0%
1933 295 +0.0%
1934 295 +0.0%
1935 295 +0.0%
1936 295 +0.0%
1937 295 +0.0%
1938 295 +0.0%
1939 295 +0.0%
1940 295 +0.0%
1941 295 +0.0%
1942 295 +0.0%
1943 295 +0.0%
1944 295 +0.0%
1945 295 +0.0%
1946 295 +0.0%
1947 295 +0.0%
1948 295 +0.0%
1949 295 +0.0%
1950 295 +0.0%
1951 295 +0.0%
1952 295 +0.0%
1953 295 +0.0%
1954 295 +0.0%
1955 295 +0.0%
1956 295 +0.0%
1957 295 +0.0%
1958 295 +0.0%
1959 295 +0.0%
1960 295 +0.0%
1961 295 +0.0%
1962 295 +0.0%
1963 295 +0.0%
1964 295 +0.0%
1965 295 +0.0%
1966 295 +0.0%
1967 295 +0.0%
1968 295 +0.0%
1969 295 +0.0%
1970 295 +0.0%
1971 295 +0.0%
1972 295 +0.0%
1973 295 +0.0%
1974 295 +0.0%
1975 295 +0.0%
1976 295 +0.0%
1977 295 +0.0%
1978 295 +0.0%
1979 295 +0.0%
1980 295 +0.0%
1981 295 +0.0%
1982 295 +0.0%
1983 295 +0.0%
1984 295 +0.0%
1985 295 +0.0%
1986 295 +0.0%
1987 295 +0.0%
1988 295 +0.0%
1989 295 +0.0%
1990 295 +0.0%
1991 295 +0.0%
1992 295 +0.0%
1993 295 +0.0%
1994 295 +0.0%
1995 295 +0.0%
1996 295 +0.0%
1997 295 +0.0%
1998 295 +0.0%
1999 295 +0.0%
2000 295 +0.0%
2001 295 +0.0%
2002 295 +0.0%
2003 295 +0.0%
2004 295 +0.0%
2005 295 +0.0%
2006 295 +0.0%
2007 295 +0.0%
2008 295 +0.0%
2009 295 +0.0%
2010 295 +0.0%
2011 295 +0.0%
2012 295 +0.0%
2013 295 +0.0%
2014 295 +0.0%
2015 295 +0.0%
2016 295 +0.0%
2017 295 +0.0%
2018 295 +0.0%
2019 295 +0.0%
2020 295 +0.0%
2021 295 +0.0%
2022 295 +0.0%

Ecuador compared with similar countries

  • Ecuador's 295 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Ecuador's 295 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298, 99% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized 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 2
1537 +50.0% 2 3
1538 +33.3% 3 4
1539 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 1.5 0 5 10
1540s 10.5 6 15 10
1550s 20.5 16 25 10
1560s 30.5 26 35 10
1570s 40.5 36 45 10
1580s 50.5 46 55 10
1590s 60.5 56 65 10
1600s 70.5 66 75 10
1610s 80.5 76 85 10
1620s 90.5 86 95 10
1630s 100.5 96 105 10
1640s 110.5 106 115 10
1650s 120.5 116 125 10
1660s 130.5 126 135 10
1670s 140.5 136 145 10
1680s 150.5 146 155 10
1690s 160.5 156 165 10
1700s 170.5 166 175 10
1710s 180.5 176 185 10
1720s 190.5 186 195 10
1730s 200.5 196 205 10
1740s 210.5 206 215 10
1750s 220.5 216 225 10
1760s 230.5 226 235 10
1770s 240.5 236 245 10
1780s 250.5 246 255 10
1790s 260.5 256 265 10
1800s 270.5 266 275 10
1810s 280.5 276 285 10
1820s 290.5 286 295 10
1830s 295 295 295 10
1840s 295 295 295 10
1850s 295 295 295 10
1860s 295 295 295 10
1870s 295 295 295 10
1880s 295 295 295 10
1890s 295 295 295 10
1900s 295 295 295 10
1910s 295 295 295 10
1920s 295 295 295 10
1930s 295 295 295 10
1940s 295 295 295 10
1950s 295 295 295 10
1960s 295 295 295 10
1970s 295 295 295 10
1980s 295 295 295 10
1990s 295 295 295 10
2000s 295 295 295 10
2010s 295 295 295 10
2020s 295 295 295 3

Countries ranked near Ecuador

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Ecuador?
Years colonized in Ecuador was 295 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Ecuador?
The highest recorded value was 295 in 1829.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Ecuador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Ecuador rank for years colonized?
Ecuador ranks 29th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
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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