Years colonized in Eritrea

Eritrea: Years colonized was 62 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

Years colonized in Eritrea, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Eritrea stood at 62. 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 Eritrea peaked at 62 in 1951 and was at its lowest, 0, 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 colonized in Eritrea, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Eritrea, 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 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 0 —
1888 0 —
1889 0 —
1890 1 —
1891 2 +100.0%
1892 3 +50.0%
1893 4 +33.3%
1894 5 +25.0%
1895 6 +20.0%
1896 7 +16.7%
1897 8 +14.3%
1898 9 +12.5%
1899 10 +11.1%
1900 11 +10.0%
1901 12 +9.1%
1902 13 +8.3%
1903 14 +7.7%
1904 15 +7.1%
1905 16 +6.7%
1906 17 +6.2%
1907 18 +5.9%
1908 19 +5.6%
1909 20 +5.3%
1910 21 +5.0%
1911 22 +4.8%
1912 23 +4.5%
1913 24 +4.3%
1914 25 +4.2%
1915 26 +4.0%
1916 27 +3.8%
1917 28 +3.7%
1918 29 +3.6%
1919 30 +3.4%
1920 31 +3.3%
1921 32 +3.2%
1922 33 +3.1%
1923 34 +3.0%
1924 35 +2.9%
1925 36 +2.9%
1926 37 +2.8%
1927 38 +2.7%
1928 39 +2.6%
1929 40 +2.6%
1930 41 +2.5%
1931 42 +2.4%
1932 43 +2.4%
1933 44 +2.3%
1934 45 +2.3%
1935 46 +2.2%
1936 47 +2.2%
1937 48 +2.1%
1938 49 +2.1%
1939 50 +2.0%
1940 51 +2.0%
1941 52 +2.0%
1942 53 +1.9%
1943 54 +1.9%
1944 55 +1.9%
1945 56 +1.8%
1946 57 +1.8%
1947 58 +1.8%
1948 59 +1.7%
1949 60 +1.7%
1950 61 +1.7%
1951 62 +1.6%
1952 62 +0.0%
1953 62 +0.0%
1954 62 +0.0%
1955 62 +0.0%
1956 62 +0.0%
1957 62 +0.0%
1958 62 +0.0%
1959 62 +0.0%
1960 62 +0.0%
1961 62 +0.0%
1962 62 +0.0%
1963 62 +0.0%
1964 62 +0.0%
1965 62 +0.0%
1966 62 +0.0%
1967 62 +0.0%
1968 62 +0.0%
1969 62 +0.0%
1970 62 +0.0%
1971 62 +0.0%
1972 62 +0.0%
1973 62 +0.0%
1974 62 +0.0%
1975 62 +0.0%
1976 62 +0.0%
1977 62 +0.0%
1978 62 +0.0%
1979 62 +0.0%
1980 62 +0.0%
1981 62 +0.0%
1982 62 +0.0%
1983 62 +0.0%
1984 62 +0.0%
1985 62 +0.0%
1986 62 +0.0%
1987 62 +0.0%
1988 62 +0.0%
1989 62 +0.0%
1990 62 +0.0%
1991 62 +0.0%
1992 62 +0.0%
1993 62 +0.0%
1994 62 +0.0%
1995 62 +0.0%
1996 62 +0.0%
1997 62 +0.0%
1998 62 +0.0%
1999 62 +0.0%
2000 62 +0.0%
2001 62 +0.0%
2002 62 +0.0%
2003 62 +0.0%
2004 62 +0.0%
2005 62 +0.0%
2006 62 +0.0%
2007 62 +0.0%
2008 62 +0.0%
2009 62 +0.0%
2010 62 +0.0%
2011 62 +0.0%
2012 62 +0.0%
2013 62 +0.0%
2014 62 +0.0%
2015 62 +0.0%
2016 62 +0.0%
2017 62 +0.0%
2018 62 +0.0%
2019 62 +0.0%
2020 62 +0.0%
2021 62 +0.0%
2022 62 +0.0%

Eritrea compared with similar countries

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

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 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0 0 0 10
1890s 5.5 1 10 10
1900s 15.5 11 20 10
1910s 25.5 21 30 10
1920s 35.5 31 40 10
1930s 45.5 41 50 10
1940s 55.5 51 60 10
1950s 61.9 61 62 10
1960s 62 62 62 10
1970s 62 62 62 10
1980s 62 62 62 10
1990s 62 62 62 10
2000s 62 62 62 10
2010s 62 62 62 10
2020s 62 62 62 3

Countries ranked near Eritrea

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Eritrea?
Years colonized in Eritrea was 62 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Eritrea?
The highest recorded value was 62 in 1951.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Eritrea?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Eritrea rank for years colonized?
Eritrea ranks 98th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized 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 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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