Years a country was a European overseas colony in El Salvador

El Salvador: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 294 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
294 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 159 countries
All-time high
294 years
in 1821
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 294 years, measured 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 El Salvador peaked at 294 years in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places El Salvador 30th 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 El Salvador, year by year

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

El Salvador compared with similar countries

  • El Salvador's 294 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • El Salvador's 294 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 El Salvador 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
1529 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1530 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1531 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1532 +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 0.3 years 0 years 2 years 10
1530s 7.5 years 3 years 12 years 10
1540s 17.5 years 13 years 22 years 10
1550s 27.5 years 23 years 32 years 10
1560s 37.5 years 33 years 42 years 10
1570s 47.5 years 43 years 52 years 10
1580s 57.5 years 53 years 62 years 10
1590s 67.5 years 63 years 72 years 10
1600s 77.5 years 73 years 82 years 10
1610s 87.5 years 83 years 92 years 10
1620s 97.5 years 93 years 102 years 10
1630s 107.5 years 103 years 112 years 10
1640s 117.5 years 113 years 122 years 10
1650s 127.5 years 123 years 132 years 10
1660s 137.5 years 133 years 142 years 10
1670s 147.5 years 143 years 152 years 10
1680s 157.5 years 153 years 162 years 10
1690s 167.5 years 163 years 172 years 10
1700s 177.5 years 173 years 182 years 10
1710s 187.5 years 183 years 192 years 10
1720s 197.5 years 193 years 202 years 10
1730s 207.5 years 203 years 212 years 10
1740s 217.5 years 213 years 222 years 10
1750s 227.5 years 223 years 232 years 10
1760s 237.5 years 233 years 242 years 10
1770s 247.5 years 243 years 252 years 10
1780s 257.5 years 253 years 262 years 10
1790s 267.5 years 263 years 272 years 10
1800s 277.5 years 273 years 282 years 10
1810s 287.5 years 283 years 292 years 10
1820s 293.9 years 293 years 294 years 10
1830s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1840s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1850s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1860s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1870s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1880s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1890s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1900s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1910s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1920s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1930s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1940s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1950s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1960s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1970s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1980s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
1990s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
2000s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
2010s 294 years 294 years 294 years 10
2020s 294 years 294 years 294 years 3

Countries ranked near El Salvador

  1. 28 Colombia 296 years compare
  2. 29 Ecuador 295 years compare
  3. 31 Peru 292 years compare
  4. 32 Brazil 290 years compare
  5. 33 Chile 278 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in El Salvador?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in El Salvador was 294 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 El Salvador?
The highest recorded value was 294 years in 1821.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in El Salvador?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does El Salvador rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
El Salvador ranks 30th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in El Salvador?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this El Salvador 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.