Years a country was a European overseas colony in Eritrea

Eritrea: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 62 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
62 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 159 countries
All-time high
62 years
in 1951
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0204060146217422022

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

Analysis

In 2022, years a country was a european overseas colony in Eritrea stood at 62 years. 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 Eritrea peaked at 62 years in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Eritrea 98th 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 a country was a European overseas colony in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Eritrea, 1462 to 2022.
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1462 0 years
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1890 1 years
1891 2 years +100.0%
1892 3 years +50.0%
1893 4 years +33.3%
1894 5 years +25.0%
1895 6 years +20.0%
1896 7 years +16.7%
1897 8 years +14.3%
1898 9 years +12.5%
1899 10 years +11.1%
1900 11 years +10.0%
1901 12 years +9.1%
1902 13 years +8.3%
1903 14 years +7.7%
1904 15 years +7.1%
1905 16 years +6.7%
1906 17 years +6.2%
1907 18 years +5.9%
1908 19 years +5.6%
1909 20 years +5.3%
1910 21 years +5.0%
1911 22 years +4.8%
1912 23 years +4.5%
1913 24 years +4.3%
1914 25 years +4.2%
1915 26 years +4.0%
1916 27 years +3.8%
1917 28 years +3.7%
1918 29 years +3.6%
1919 30 years +3.4%
1920 31 years +3.3%
1921 32 years +3.2%
1922 33 years +3.1%
1923 34 years +3.0%
1924 35 years +2.9%
1925 36 years +2.9%
1926 37 years +2.8%
1927 38 years +2.7%
1928 39 years +2.6%
1929 40 years +2.6%
1930 41 years +2.5%
1931 42 years +2.4%
1932 43 years +2.4%
1933 44 years +2.3%
1934 45 years +2.3%
1935 46 years +2.2%
1936 47 years +2.2%
1937 48 years +2.1%
1938 49 years +2.1%
1939 50 years +2.0%
1940 51 years +2.0%
1941 52 years +2.0%
1942 53 years +1.9%
1943 54 years +1.9%
1944 55 years +1.9%
1945 56 years +1.8%
1946 57 years +1.8%
1947 58 years +1.8%
1948 59 years +1.7%
1949 60 years +1.7%
1950 61 years +1.7%
1951 62 years +1.6%
1952 62 years +0.0%
1953 62 years +0.0%
1954 62 years +0.0%
1955 62 years +0.0%
1956 62 years +0.0%
1957 62 years +0.0%
1958 62 years +0.0%
1959 62 years +0.0%
1960 62 years +0.0%
1961 62 years +0.0%
1962 62 years +0.0%
1963 62 years +0.0%
1964 62 years +0.0%
1965 62 years +0.0%
1966 62 years +0.0%
1967 62 years +0.0%
1968 62 years +0.0%
1969 62 years +0.0%
1970 62 years +0.0%
1971 62 years +0.0%
1972 62 years +0.0%
1973 62 years +0.0%
1974 62 years +0.0%
1975 62 years +0.0%
1976 62 years +0.0%
1977 62 years +0.0%
1978 62 years +0.0%
1979 62 years +0.0%
1980 62 years +0.0%
1981 62 years +0.0%
1982 62 years +0.0%
1983 62 years +0.0%
1984 62 years +0.0%
1985 62 years +0.0%
1986 62 years +0.0%
1987 62 years +0.0%
1988 62 years +0.0%
1989 62 years +0.0%
1990 62 years +0.0%
1991 62 years +0.0%
1992 62 years +0.0%
1993 62 years +0.0%
1994 62 years +0.0%
1995 62 years +0.0%
1996 62 years +0.0%
1997 62 years +0.0%
1998 62 years +0.0%
1999 62 years +0.0%
2000 62 years +0.0%
2001 62 years +0.0%
2002 62 years +0.0%
2003 62 years +0.0%
2004 62 years +0.0%
2005 62 years +0.0%
2006 62 years +0.0%
2007 62 years +0.0%
2008 62 years +0.0%
2009 62 years +0.0%
2010 62 years +0.0%
2011 62 years +0.0%
2012 62 years +0.0%
2013 62 years +0.0%
2014 62 years +0.0%
2015 62 years +0.0%
2016 62 years +0.0%
2017 62 years +0.0%
2018 62 years +0.0%
2019 62 years +0.0%
2020 62 years +0.0%
2021 62 years +0.0%
2022 62 years +0.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

  • Eritrea's 62 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 59 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Eritrea's 62 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70 years, 89% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1540s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1550s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1560s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1570s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1580s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1590s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1600s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1610s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1620s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1630s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1640s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1650s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1710s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1820s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1830s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1840s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1850s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1860s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1870s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1880s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1890s 5.5 years 1 years 10 years 10
1900s 15.5 years 11 years 20 years 10
1910s 25.5 years 21 years 30 years 10
1920s 35.5 years 31 years 40 years 10
1930s 45.5 years 41 years 50 years 10
1940s 55.5 years 51 years 60 years 10
1950s 61.9 years 61 years 62 years 10
1960s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
1970s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
1980s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
1990s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
2000s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
2010s 62 years 62 years 62 years 10
2020s 62 years 62 years 62 years 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

  1. 96 Burundi 64 years compare
  2. 97 Myanmar 63 years compare
  3. 98 Comoros 62 years compare
  4. 98 Laos 62 years compare
  5. 98 Nigeria 62 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Eritrea?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Eritrea was 62 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 Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 62 years in 1951.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Eritrea rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Eritrea ranks 98th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Eritrea?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eritrea 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.