Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Years colonized was 143 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
143
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 159 countries
All-time high
143
in 1968
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea, 1462–2022

050100150146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Equatorial Guinea stood at 143. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 143 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places Equatorial Guinea 49th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea, 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 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 1 —
1779 1 +0.0%
1780 1 +0.0%
1781 1 +0.0%
1782 1 +0.0%
1783 1 +0.0%
1784 1 +0.0%
1785 1 +0.0%
1786 1 +0.0%
1787 1 +0.0%
1788 1 +0.0%
1789 1 +0.0%
1790 1 +0.0%
1791 1 +0.0%
1792 1 +0.0%
1793 1 +0.0%
1794 1 +0.0%
1795 1 +0.0%
1796 1 +0.0%
1797 1 +0.0%
1798 1 +0.0%
1799 1 +0.0%
1800 1 +0.0%
1801 1 +0.0%
1802 1 +0.0%
1803 1 +0.0%
1804 1 +0.0%
1805 1 +0.0%
1806 1 +0.0%
1807 1 +0.0%
1808 1 +0.0%
1809 1 +0.0%
1810 1 +0.0%
1811 1 +0.0%
1812 1 +0.0%
1813 1 +0.0%
1814 1 +0.0%
1815 1 +0.0%
1816 1 +0.0%
1817 1 +0.0%
1818 1 +0.0%
1819 1 +0.0%
1820 1 +0.0%
1821 1 +0.0%
1822 1 +0.0%
1823 1 +0.0%
1824 1 +0.0%
1825 1 +0.0%
1826 1 +0.0%
1827 2 +100.0%
1828 3 +50.0%
1829 4 +33.3%
1830 5 +25.0%
1831 6 +20.0%
1832 7 +16.7%
1833 8 +14.3%
1834 9 +12.5%
1835 10 +11.1%
1836 11 +10.0%
1837 12 +9.1%
1838 13 +8.3%
1839 14 +7.7%
1840 15 +7.1%
1841 16 +6.7%
1842 17 +6.2%
1843 18 +5.9%
1844 19 +5.6%
1845 20 +5.3%
1846 21 +5.0%
1847 22 +4.8%
1848 23 +4.5%
1849 24 +4.3%
1850 25 +4.2%
1851 26 +4.0%
1852 27 +3.8%
1853 28 +3.7%
1854 29 +3.6%
1855 30 +3.4%
1856 31 +3.3%
1857 32 +3.2%
1858 33 +3.1%
1859 34 +3.0%
1860 35 +2.9%
1861 36 +2.9%
1862 37 +2.8%
1863 38 +2.7%
1864 39 +2.6%
1865 40 +2.6%
1866 41 +2.5%
1867 42 +2.4%
1868 43 +2.4%
1869 44 +2.3%
1870 45 +2.3%
1871 46 +2.2%
1872 47 +2.2%
1873 48 +2.1%
1874 49 +2.1%
1875 50 +2.0%
1876 51 +2.0%
1877 52 +2.0%
1878 53 +1.9%
1879 54 +1.9%
1880 55 +1.9%
1881 56 +1.8%
1882 57 +1.8%
1883 58 +1.8%
1884 59 +1.7%
1885 60 +1.7%
1886 61 +1.7%
1887 62 +1.6%
1888 63 +1.6%
1889 64 +1.6%
1890 65 +1.6%
1891 66 +1.5%
1892 67 +1.5%
1893 68 +1.5%
1894 69 +1.5%
1895 70 +1.4%
1896 71 +1.4%
1897 72 +1.4%
1898 73 +1.4%
1899 74 +1.4%
1900 75 +1.4%
1901 76 +1.3%
1902 77 +1.3%
1903 78 +1.3%
1904 79 +1.3%
1905 80 +1.3%
1906 81 +1.2%
1907 82 +1.2%
1908 83 +1.2%
1909 84 +1.2%
1910 85 +1.2%
1911 86 +1.2%
1912 87 +1.2%
1913 88 +1.1%
1914 89 +1.1%
1915 90 +1.1%
1916 91 +1.1%
1917 92 +1.1%
1918 93 +1.1%
1919 94 +1.1%
1920 95 +1.1%
1921 96 +1.1%
1922 97 +1.0%
1923 98 +1.0%
1924 99 +1.0%
1925 100 +1.0%
1926 101 +1.0%
1927 102 +1.0%
1928 103 +1.0%
1929 104 +1.0%
1930 105 +1.0%
1931 106 +1.0%
1932 107 +0.9%
1933 108 +0.9%
1934 109 +0.9%
1935 110 +0.9%
1936 111 +0.9%
1937 112 +0.9%
1938 113 +0.9%
1939 114 +0.9%
1940 115 +0.9%
1941 116 +0.9%
1942 117 +0.9%
1943 118 +0.9%
1944 119 +0.8%
1945 120 +0.8%
1946 121 +0.8%
1947 122 +0.8%
1948 123 +0.8%
1949 124 +0.8%
1950 125 +0.8%
1951 126 +0.8%
1952 127 +0.8%
1953 128 +0.8%
1954 129 +0.8%
1955 130 +0.8%
1956 131 +0.8%
1957 132 +0.8%
1958 133 +0.8%
1959 134 +0.8%
1960 135 +0.7%
1961 136 +0.7%
1962 137 +0.7%
1963 138 +0.7%
1964 139 +0.7%
1965 140 +0.7%
1966 141 +0.7%
1967 142 +0.7%
1968 143 +0.7%
1969 143 +0.0%
1970 143 +0.0%
1971 143 +0.0%
1972 143 +0.0%
1973 143 +0.0%
1974 143 +0.0%
1975 143 +0.0%
1976 143 +0.0%
1977 143 +0.0%
1978 143 +0.0%
1979 143 +0.0%
1980 143 +0.0%
1981 143 +0.0%
1982 143 +0.0%
1983 143 +0.0%
1984 143 +0.0%
1985 143 +0.0%
1986 143 +0.0%
1987 143 +0.0%
1988 143 +0.0%
1989 143 +0.0%
1990 143 +0.0%
1991 143 +0.0%
1992 143 +0.0%
1993 143 +0.0%
1994 143 +0.0%
1995 143 +0.0%
1996 143 +0.0%
1997 143 +0.0%
1998 143 +0.0%
1999 143 +0.0%
2000 143 +0.0%
2001 143 +0.0%
2002 143 +0.0%
2003 143 +0.0%
2004 143 +0.0%
2005 143 +0.0%
2006 143 +0.0%
2007 143 +0.0%
2008 143 +0.0%
2009 143 +0.0%
2010 143 +0.0%
2011 143 +0.0%
2012 143 +0.0%
2013 143 +0.0%
2014 143 +0.0%
2015 143 +0.0%
2016 143 +0.0%
2017 143 +0.0%
2018 143 +0.0%
2019 143 +0.0%
2020 143 +0.0%
2021 143 +0.0%
2022 143 +0.0%

Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Equatorial Guinea's 143 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 72% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Equatorial Guinea's 143 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 2.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea 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
1827 +100.0% 1 2
1828 +50.0% 2 3
1829 +33.3% 3 4
1830 +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 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0.2 0 1 10
1780s 1 1 1 10
1790s 1 1 1 10
1800s 1 1 1 10
1810s 1 1 1 10
1820s 1.6 1 4 10
1830s 9.5 5 14 10
1840s 19.5 15 24 10
1850s 29.5 25 34 10
1860s 39.5 35 44 10
1870s 49.5 45 54 10
1880s 59.5 55 64 10
1890s 69.5 65 74 10
1900s 79.5 75 84 10
1910s 89.5 85 94 10
1920s 99.5 95 104 10
1930s 109.5 105 114 10
1940s 119.5 115 124 10
1950s 129.5 125 134 10
1960s 139.4 135 143 10
1970s 143 143 143 10
1980s 143 143 143 10
1990s 143 143 143 10
2000s 143 143 143 10
2010s 143 143 143 10
2020s 143 143 143 3

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 46 Bahamas 191 compare
  2. 47 Sri Lanka 189 compare
  3. 48 United States 177 compare
  4. 50 Haiti 140 compare
  5. 51 Singapore 138 compare
  6. 52 Algeria 115 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Equatorial Guinea?
Years colonized in Equatorial Guinea was 143 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 143 in 1968.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for years colonized?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 49th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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