Years colonized in Eswatini

Eswatini: Years colonized was 66 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
66
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
92nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
66
in 1968
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Eswatini, 1462–2022

0204060146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Eswatini is 66, 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 colonized in Eswatini peaked at 66 in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Eswatini ranks 92nd of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Eswatini, 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 0 —
1891 0 —
1892 0 —
1893 0 —
1894 0 —
1895 0 —
1896 0 —
1897 0 —
1898 0 —
1899 0 —
1900 0 —
1901 0 —
1902 0 —
1903 1 —
1904 2 +100.0%
1905 3 +50.0%
1906 4 +33.3%
1907 5 +25.0%
1908 6 +20.0%
1909 7 +16.7%
1910 8 +14.3%
1911 9 +12.5%
1912 10 +11.1%
1913 11 +10.0%
1914 12 +9.1%
1915 13 +8.3%
1916 14 +7.7%
1917 15 +7.1%
1918 16 +6.7%
1919 17 +6.2%
1920 18 +5.9%
1921 19 +5.6%
1922 20 +5.3%
1923 21 +5.0%
1924 22 +4.8%
1925 23 +4.5%
1926 24 +4.3%
1927 25 +4.2%
1928 26 +4.0%
1929 27 +3.8%
1930 28 +3.7%
1931 29 +3.6%
1932 30 +3.4%
1933 31 +3.3%
1934 32 +3.2%
1935 33 +3.1%
1936 34 +3.0%
1937 35 +2.9%
1938 36 +2.9%
1939 37 +2.8%
1940 38 +2.7%
1941 39 +2.6%
1942 40 +2.6%
1943 41 +2.5%
1944 42 +2.4%
1945 43 +2.4%
1946 44 +2.3%
1947 45 +2.3%
1948 46 +2.2%
1949 47 +2.2%
1950 48 +2.1%
1951 49 +2.1%
1952 50 +2.0%
1953 51 +2.0%
1954 52 +2.0%
1955 53 +1.9%
1956 54 +1.9%
1957 55 +1.9%
1958 56 +1.8%
1959 57 +1.8%
1960 58 +1.8%
1961 59 +1.7%
1962 60 +1.7%
1963 61 +1.7%
1964 62 +1.6%
1965 63 +1.6%
1966 64 +1.6%
1967 65 +1.6%
1968 66 +1.5%
1969 66 +0.0%
1970 66 +0.0%
1971 66 +0.0%
1972 66 +0.0%
1973 66 +0.0%
1974 66 +0.0%
1975 66 +0.0%
1976 66 +0.0%
1977 66 +0.0%
1978 66 +0.0%
1979 66 +0.0%
1980 66 +0.0%
1981 66 +0.0%
1982 66 +0.0%
1983 66 +0.0%
1984 66 +0.0%
1985 66 +0.0%
1986 66 +0.0%
1987 66 +0.0%
1988 66 +0.0%
1989 66 +0.0%
1990 66 +0.0%
1991 66 +0.0%
1992 66 +0.0%
1993 66 +0.0%
1994 66 +0.0%
1995 66 +0.0%
1996 66 +0.0%
1997 66 +0.0%
1998 66 +0.0%
1999 66 +0.0%
2000 66 +0.0%
2001 66 +0.0%
2002 66 +0.0%
2003 66 +0.0%
2004 66 +0.0%
2005 66 +0.0%
2006 66 +0.0%
2007 66 +0.0%
2008 66 +0.0%
2009 66 +0.0%
2010 66 +0.0%
2011 66 +0.0%
2012 66 +0.0%
2013 66 +0.0%
2014 66 +0.0%
2015 66 +0.0%
2016 66 +0.0%
2017 66 +0.0%
2018 66 +0.0%
2019 66 +0.0%
2020 66 +0.0%
2021 66 +0.0%
2022 66 +0.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 66 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Eswatini 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
1904 +100.0% 1 2
1905 +50.0% 2 3
1906 +33.3% 3 4
1907 +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 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 0 0 0 10
1900s 2.8 0 7 10
1910s 12.5 8 17 10
1920s 22.5 18 27 10
1930s 32.5 28 37 10
1940s 42.5 38 47 10
1950s 52.5 48 57 10
1960s 62.4 58 66 10
1970s 66 66 66 10
1980s 66 66 66 10
1990s 66 66 66 10
2000s 66 66 66 10
2010s 66 66 66 10
2020s 66 66 66 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Eswatini?
Years colonized in Eswatini was 66 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 66 in 1968.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Eswatini rank for years colonized?
Eswatini ranks 92nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eswatini 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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