Years colonized in Gambia

Gambia: Years colonized was 78 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
78
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
74th
of 159 countries
All-time high
78
in 1965
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Gambia, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 78 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Gambia peaked at 78 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Gambia ranks 74th 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 Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Gambia, 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 1 —
1889 2 +100.0%
1890 3 +50.0%
1891 4 +33.3%
1892 5 +25.0%
1893 6 +20.0%
1894 7 +16.7%
1895 8 +14.3%
1896 9 +12.5%
1897 10 +11.1%
1898 11 +10.0%
1899 12 +9.1%
1900 13 +8.3%
1901 14 +7.7%
1902 15 +7.1%
1903 16 +6.7%
1904 17 +6.2%
1905 18 +5.9%
1906 19 +5.6%
1907 20 +5.3%
1908 21 +5.0%
1909 22 +4.8%
1910 23 +4.5%
1911 24 +4.3%
1912 25 +4.2%
1913 26 +4.0%
1914 27 +3.8%
1915 28 +3.7%
1916 29 +3.6%
1917 30 +3.4%
1918 31 +3.3%
1919 32 +3.2%
1920 33 +3.1%
1921 34 +3.0%
1922 35 +2.9%
1923 36 +2.9%
1924 37 +2.8%
1925 38 +2.7%
1926 39 +2.6%
1927 40 +2.6%
1928 41 +2.5%
1929 42 +2.4%
1930 43 +2.4%
1931 44 +2.3%
1932 45 +2.3%
1933 46 +2.2%
1934 47 +2.2%
1935 48 +2.1%
1936 49 +2.1%
1937 50 +2.0%
1938 51 +2.0%
1939 52 +2.0%
1940 53 +1.9%
1941 54 +1.9%
1942 55 +1.9%
1943 56 +1.8%
1944 57 +1.8%
1945 58 +1.8%
1946 59 +1.7%
1947 60 +1.7%
1948 61 +1.7%
1949 62 +1.6%
1950 63 +1.6%
1951 64 +1.6%
1952 65 +1.6%
1953 66 +1.5%
1954 67 +1.5%
1955 68 +1.5%
1956 69 +1.5%
1957 70 +1.4%
1958 71 +1.4%
1959 72 +1.4%
1960 73 +1.4%
1961 74 +1.4%
1962 75 +1.4%
1963 76 +1.3%
1964 77 +1.3%
1965 78 +1.3%
1966 78 +0.0%
1967 78 +0.0%
1968 78 +0.0%
1969 78 +0.0%
1970 78 +0.0%
1971 78 +0.0%
1972 78 +0.0%
1973 78 +0.0%
1974 78 +0.0%
1975 78 +0.0%
1976 78 +0.0%
1977 78 +0.0%
1978 78 +0.0%
1979 78 +0.0%
1980 78 +0.0%
1981 78 +0.0%
1982 78 +0.0%
1983 78 +0.0%
1984 78 +0.0%
1985 78 +0.0%
1986 78 +0.0%
1987 78 +0.0%
1988 78 +0.0%
1989 78 +0.0%
1990 78 +0.0%
1991 78 +0.0%
1992 78 +0.0%
1993 78 +0.0%
1994 78 +0.0%
1995 78 +0.0%
1996 78 +0.0%
1997 78 +0.0%
1998 78 +0.0%
1999 78 +0.0%
2000 78 +0.0%
2001 78 +0.0%
2002 78 +0.0%
2003 78 +0.0%
2004 78 +0.0%
2005 78 +0.0%
2006 78 +0.0%
2007 78 +0.0%
2008 78 +0.0%
2009 78 +0.0%
2010 78 +0.0%
2011 78 +0.0%
2012 78 +0.0%
2013 78 +0.0%
2014 78 +0.0%
2015 78 +0.0%
2016 78 +0.0%
2017 78 +0.0%
2018 78 +0.0%
2019 78 +0.0%
2020 78 +0.0%
2021 78 +0.0%
2022 78 +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 78 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 78 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Gambia 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
1889 +100.0% 1 2
1890 +50.0% 2 3
1891 +33.3% 3 4
1892 +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 0.3 0 2 10
1890s 7.5 3 12 10
1900s 17.5 13 22 10
1910s 27.5 23 32 10
1920s 37.5 33 42 10
1930s 47.5 43 52 10
1940s 57.5 53 62 10
1950s 67.5 63 72 10
1960s 76.5 73 78 10
1970s 78 78 78 10
1980s 78 78 78 10
1990s 78 78 78 10
2000s 78 78 78 10
2010s 78 78 78 10
2020s 78 78 78 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Gambia?
Years colonized in Gambia was 78 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 78 in 1965.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Gambia rank for years colonized?
Gambia ranks 74th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gambia 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
Last refreshed