Years a country was a European overseas colony in Grenada

Grenada: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 325 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
325 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 159 countries
All-time high
325 years
in 1974
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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 Grenada stood at 325 years. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Grenada peaked at 325 years in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Grenada 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Grenada, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Grenada, 1462 to 2022.
Year years Change
1462 0 years
1463 0 years
1464 0 years
1465 0 years
1466 0 years
1467 0 years
1468 0 years
1469 0 years
1470 0 years
1471 0 years
1472 0 years
1473 0 years
1474 0 years
1475 0 years
1476 0 years
1477 0 years
1478 0 years
1479 0 years
1480 0 years
1481 0 years
1482 0 years
1483 0 years
1484 0 years
1485 0 years
1486 0 years
1487 0 years
1488 0 years
1489 0 years
1490 0 years
1491 0 years
1492 0 years
1493 0 years
1494 0 years
1495 0 years
1496 0 years
1497 0 years
1498 0 years
1499 0 years
1500 0 years
1501 0 years
1502 0 years
1503 0 years
1504 0 years
1505 0 years
1506 0 years
1507 0 years
1508 0 years
1509 0 years
1510 0 years
1511 0 years
1512 0 years
1513 0 years
1514 0 years
1515 0 years
1516 0 years
1517 0 years
1518 0 years
1519 0 years
1520 0 years
1521 0 years
1522 0 years
1523 0 years
1524 0 years
1525 0 years
1526 0 years
1527 0 years
1528 0 years
1529 0 years
1530 0 years
1531 0 years
1532 0 years
1533 0 years
1534 0 years
1535 0 years
1536 0 years
1537 0 years
1538 0 years
1539 0 years
1540 0 years
1541 0 years
1542 0 years
1543 0 years
1544 0 years
1545 0 years
1546 0 years
1547 0 years
1548 0 years
1549 0 years
1550 0 years
1551 0 years
1552 0 years
1553 0 years
1554 0 years
1555 0 years
1556 0 years
1557 0 years
1558 0 years
1559 0 years
1560 0 years
1561 0 years
1562 0 years
1563 0 years
1564 0 years
1565 0 years
1566 0 years
1567 0 years
1568 0 years
1569 0 years
1570 0 years
1571 0 years
1572 0 years
1573 0 years
1574 0 years
1575 0 years
1576 0 years
1577 0 years
1578 0 years
1579 0 years
1580 0 years
1581 0 years
1582 0 years
1583 0 years
1584 0 years
1585 0 years
1586 0 years
1587 0 years
1588 0 years
1589 0 years
1590 0 years
1591 0 years
1592 0 years
1593 0 years
1594 0 years
1595 0 years
1596 0 years
1597 0 years
1598 0 years
1599 0 years
1600 0 years
1601 0 years
1602 0 years
1603 0 years
1604 0 years
1605 0 years
1606 0 years
1607 0 years
1608 0 years
1609 0 years
1610 0 years
1611 0 years
1612 0 years
1613 0 years
1614 0 years
1615 0 years
1616 0 years
1617 0 years
1618 0 years
1619 0 years
1620 0 years
1621 0 years
1622 0 years
1623 0 years
1624 0 years
1625 0 years
1626 0 years
1627 0 years
1628 0 years
1629 0 years
1630 0 years
1631 0 years
1632 0 years
1633 0 years
1634 0 years
1635 0 years
1636 0 years
1637 0 years
1638 0 years
1639 0 years
1640 0 years
1641 0 years
1642 0 years
1643 0 years
1644 0 years
1645 0 years
1646 0 years
1647 0 years
1648 0 years
1649 0 years
1650 1 years
1651 2 years +100.0%
1652 3 years +50.0%
1653 4 years +33.3%
1654 5 years +25.0%
1655 6 years +20.0%
1656 7 years +16.7%
1657 8 years +14.3%
1658 9 years +12.5%
1659 10 years +11.1%
1660 11 years +10.0%
1661 12 years +9.1%
1662 13 years +8.3%
1663 14 years +7.7%
1664 15 years +7.1%
1665 16 years +6.7%
1666 17 years +6.2%
1667 18 years +5.9%
1668 19 years +5.6%
1669 20 years +5.3%
1670 21 years +5.0%
1671 22 years +4.8%
1672 23 years +4.5%
1673 24 years +4.3%
1674 25 years +4.2%
1675 26 years +4.0%
1676 27 years +3.8%
1677 28 years +3.7%
1678 29 years +3.6%
1679 30 years +3.4%
1680 31 years +3.3%
1681 32 years +3.2%
1682 33 years +3.1%
1683 34 years +3.0%
1684 35 years +2.9%
1685 36 years +2.9%
1686 37 years +2.8%
1687 38 years +2.7%
1688 39 years +2.6%
1689 40 years +2.6%
1690 41 years +2.5%
1691 42 years +2.4%
1692 43 years +2.4%
1693 44 years +2.3%
1694 45 years +2.3%
1695 46 years +2.2%
1696 47 years +2.2%
1697 48 years +2.1%
1698 49 years +2.1%
1699 50 years +2.0%
1700 51 years +2.0%
1701 52 years +2.0%
1702 53 years +1.9%
1703 54 years +1.9%
1704 55 years +1.9%
1705 56 years +1.8%
1706 57 years +1.8%
1707 58 years +1.8%
1708 59 years +1.7%
1709 60 years +1.7%
1710 61 years +1.7%
1711 62 years +1.6%
1712 63 years +1.6%
1713 64 years +1.6%
1714 65 years +1.6%
1715 66 years +1.5%
1716 67 years +1.5%
1717 68 years +1.5%
1718 69 years +1.5%
1719 70 years +1.4%
1720 71 years +1.4%
1721 72 years +1.4%
1722 73 years +1.4%
1723 74 years +1.4%
1724 75 years +1.4%
1725 76 years +1.3%
1726 77 years +1.3%
1727 78 years +1.3%
1728 79 years +1.3%
1729 80 years +1.3%
1730 81 years +1.2%
1731 82 years +1.2%
1732 83 years +1.2%
1733 84 years +1.2%
1734 85 years +1.2%
1735 86 years +1.2%
1736 87 years +1.2%
1737 88 years +1.1%
1738 89 years +1.1%
1739 90 years +1.1%
1740 91 years +1.1%
1741 92 years +1.1%
1742 93 years +1.1%
1743 94 years +1.1%
1744 95 years +1.1%
1745 96 years +1.1%
1746 97 years +1.0%
1747 98 years +1.0%
1748 99 years +1.0%
1749 100 years +1.0%
1750 101 years +1.0%
1751 102 years +1.0%
1752 103 years +1.0%
1753 104 years +1.0%
1754 105 years +1.0%
1755 106 years +1.0%
1756 107 years +0.9%
1757 108 years +0.9%
1758 109 years +0.9%
1759 110 years +0.9%
1760 111 years +0.9%
1761 112 years +0.9%
1762 113 years +0.9%
1763 114 years +0.9%
1764 115 years +0.9%
1765 116 years +0.9%
1766 117 years +0.9%
1767 118 years +0.9%
1768 119 years +0.8%
1769 120 years +0.8%
1770 121 years +0.8%
1771 122 years +0.8%
1772 123 years +0.8%
1773 124 years +0.8%
1774 125 years +0.8%
1775 126 years +0.8%
1776 127 years +0.8%
1777 128 years +0.8%
1778 129 years +0.8%
1779 130 years +0.8%
1780 131 years +0.8%
1781 132 years +0.8%
1782 133 years +0.8%
1783 134 years +0.8%
1784 135 years +0.7%
1785 136 years +0.7%
1786 137 years +0.7%
1787 138 years +0.7%
1788 139 years +0.7%
1789 140 years +0.7%
1790 141 years +0.7%
1791 142 years +0.7%
1792 143 years +0.7%
1793 144 years +0.7%
1794 145 years +0.7%
1795 146 years +0.7%
1796 147 years +0.7%
1797 148 years +0.7%
1798 149 years +0.7%
1799 150 years +0.7%
1800 151 years +0.7%
1801 152 years +0.7%
1802 153 years +0.7%
1803 154 years +0.7%
1804 155 years +0.6%
1805 156 years +0.6%
1806 157 years +0.6%
1807 158 years +0.6%
1808 159 years +0.6%
1809 160 years +0.6%
1810 161 years +0.6%
1811 162 years +0.6%
1812 163 years +0.6%
1813 164 years +0.6%
1814 165 years +0.6%
1815 166 years +0.6%
1816 167 years +0.6%
1817 168 years +0.6%
1818 169 years +0.6%
1819 170 years +0.6%
1820 171 years +0.6%
1821 172 years +0.6%
1822 173 years +0.6%
1823 174 years +0.6%
1824 175 years +0.6%
1825 176 years +0.6%
1826 177 years +0.6%
1827 178 years +0.6%
1828 179 years +0.6%
1829 180 years +0.6%
1830 181 years +0.6%
1831 182 years +0.6%
1832 183 years +0.5%
1833 184 years +0.5%
1834 185 years +0.5%
1835 186 years +0.5%
1836 187 years +0.5%
1837 188 years +0.5%
1838 189 years +0.5%
1839 190 years +0.5%
1840 191 years +0.5%
1841 192 years +0.5%
1842 193 years +0.5%
1843 194 years +0.5%
1844 195 years +0.5%
1845 196 years +0.5%
1846 197 years +0.5%
1847 198 years +0.5%
1848 199 years +0.5%
1849 200 years +0.5%
1850 201 years +0.5%
1851 202 years +0.5%
1852 203 years +0.5%
1853 204 years +0.5%
1854 205 years +0.5%
1855 206 years +0.5%
1856 207 years +0.5%
1857 208 years +0.5%
1858 209 years +0.5%
1859 210 years +0.5%
1860 211 years +0.5%
1861 212 years +0.5%
1862 213 years +0.5%
1863 214 years +0.5%
1864 215 years +0.5%
1865 216 years +0.5%
1866 217 years +0.5%
1867 218 years +0.5%
1868 219 years +0.5%
1869 220 years +0.5%
1870 221 years +0.5%
1871 222 years +0.5%
1872 223 years +0.5%
1873 224 years +0.4%
1874 225 years +0.4%
1875 226 years +0.4%
1876 227 years +0.4%
1877 228 years +0.4%
1878 229 years +0.4%
1879 230 years +0.4%
1880 231 years +0.4%
1881 232 years +0.4%
1882 233 years +0.4%
1883 234 years +0.4%
1884 235 years +0.4%
1885 236 years +0.4%
1886 237 years +0.4%
1887 238 years +0.4%
1888 239 years +0.4%
1889 240 years +0.4%
1890 241 years +0.4%
1891 242 years +0.4%
1892 243 years +0.4%
1893 244 years +0.4%
1894 245 years +0.4%
1895 246 years +0.4%
1896 247 years +0.4%
1897 248 years +0.4%
1898 249 years +0.4%
1899 250 years +0.4%
1900 251 years +0.4%
1901 252 years +0.4%
1902 253 years +0.4%
1903 254 years +0.4%
1904 255 years +0.4%
1905 256 years +0.4%
1906 257 years +0.4%
1907 258 years +0.4%
1908 259 years +0.4%
1909 260 years +0.4%
1910 261 years +0.4%
1911 262 years +0.4%
1912 263 years +0.4%
1913 264 years +0.4%
1914 265 years +0.4%
1915 266 years +0.4%
1916 267 years +0.4%
1917 268 years +0.4%
1918 269 years +0.4%
1919 270 years +0.4%
1920 271 years +0.4%
1921 272 years +0.4%
1922 273 years +0.4%
1923 274 years +0.4%
1924 275 years +0.4%
1925 276 years +0.4%
1926 277 years +0.4%
1927 278 years +0.4%
1928 279 years +0.4%
1929 280 years +0.4%
1930 281 years +0.4%
1931 282 years +0.4%
1932 283 years +0.4%
1933 284 years +0.4%
1934 285 years +0.4%
1935 286 years +0.4%
1936 287 years +0.3%
1937 288 years +0.3%
1938 289 years +0.3%
1939 290 years +0.3%
1940 291 years +0.3%
1941 292 years +0.3%
1942 293 years +0.3%
1943 294 years +0.3%
1944 295 years +0.3%
1945 296 years +0.3%
1946 297 years +0.3%
1947 298 years +0.3%
1948 299 years +0.3%
1949 300 years +0.3%
1950 301 years +0.3%
1951 302 years +0.3%
1952 303 years +0.3%
1953 304 years +0.3%
1954 305 years +0.3%
1955 306 years +0.3%
1956 307 years +0.3%
1957 308 years +0.3%
1958 309 years +0.3%
1959 310 years +0.3%
1960 311 years +0.3%
1961 312 years +0.3%
1962 313 years +0.3%
1963 314 years +0.3%
1964 315 years +0.3%
1965 316 years +0.3%
1966 317 years +0.3%
1967 318 years +0.3%
1968 319 years +0.3%
1969 320 years +0.3%
1970 321 years +0.3%
1971 322 years +0.3%
1972 323 years +0.3%
1973 324 years +0.3%
1974 325 years +0.3%
1975 325 years +0.0%
1976 325 years +0.0%
1977 325 years +0.0%
1978 325 years +0.0%
1979 325 years +0.0%
1980 325 years +0.0%
1981 325 years +0.0%
1982 325 years +0.0%
1983 325 years +0.0%
1984 325 years +0.0%
1985 325 years +0.0%
1986 325 years +0.0%
1987 325 years +0.0%
1988 325 years +0.0%
1989 325 years +0.0%
1990 325 years +0.0%
1991 325 years +0.0%
1992 325 years +0.0%
1993 325 years +0.0%
1994 325 years +0.0%
1995 325 years +0.0%
1996 325 years +0.0%
1997 325 years +0.0%
1998 325 years +0.0%
1999 325 years +0.0%
2000 325 years +0.0%
2001 325 years +0.0%
2002 325 years +0.0%
2003 325 years +0.0%
2004 325 years +0.0%
2005 325 years +0.0%
2006 325 years +0.0%
2007 325 years +0.0%
2008 325 years +0.0%
2009 325 years +0.0%
2010 325 years +0.0%
2011 325 years +0.0%
2012 325 years +0.0%
2013 325 years +0.0%
2014 325 years +0.0%
2015 325 years +0.0%
2016 325 years +0.0%
2017 325 years +0.0%
2018 325 years +0.0%
2019 325 years +0.0%
2020 325 years +0.0%
2021 325 years +0.0%
2022 325 years +0.0%

Grenada compared with similar countries

  • Grenada's 325 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Grenada's 325 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Grenada 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
1651 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1652 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1653 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1654 +25.0% 4 years 5 years

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 5.5 years 1 years 10 years 10
1660s 15.5 years 11 years 20 years 10
1670s 25.5 years 21 years 30 years 10
1680s 35.5 years 31 years 40 years 10
1690s 45.5 years 41 years 50 years 10
1700s 55.5 years 51 years 60 years 10
1710s 65.5 years 61 years 70 years 10
1720s 75.5 years 71 years 80 years 10
1730s 85.5 years 81 years 90 years 10
1740s 95.5 years 91 years 100 years 10
1750s 105.5 years 101 years 110 years 10
1760s 115.5 years 111 years 120 years 10
1770s 125.5 years 121 years 130 years 10
1780s 135.5 years 131 years 140 years 10
1790s 145.5 years 141 years 150 years 10
1800s 155.5 years 151 years 160 years 10
1810s 165.5 years 161 years 170 years 10
1820s 175.5 years 171 years 180 years 10
1830s 185.5 years 181 years 190 years 10
1840s 195.5 years 191 years 200 years 10
1850s 205.5 years 201 years 210 years 10
1860s 215.5 years 211 years 220 years 10
1870s 225.5 years 221 years 230 years 10
1880s 235.5 years 231 years 240 years 10
1890s 245.5 years 241 years 250 years 10
1900s 255.5 years 251 years 260 years 10
1910s 265.5 years 261 years 270 years 10
1920s 275.5 years 271 years 280 years 10
1930s 285.5 years 281 years 290 years 10
1940s 295.5 years 291 years 300 years 10
1950s 305.5 years 301 years 310 years 10
1960s 315.5 years 311 years 320 years 10
1970s 324 years 321 years 325 years 10
1980s 325 years 325 years 325 years 10
1990s 325 years 325 years 325 years 10
2000s 325 years 325 years 325 years 10
2010s 325 years 325 years 325 years 10
2020s 325 years 325 years 325 years 3

Countries ranked near Grenada

  1. 15 East Timor 334 years compare
  2. 15 Philippines 334 years compare
  3. 17 Saint Lucia 330 years compare
  4. 19 Canada 312 years compare
  5. 20 Suriname 308 years compare
  6. 21 Dominica 306 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Grenada?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Grenada was 325 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 Grenada?
The highest recorded value was 325 years in 1974.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Grenada?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Grenada rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Grenada ranks 18th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Grenada?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Grenada 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.