Years colonized in Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau: Years colonized was 96 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
96
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 159 countries
All-time high
96
in 1974
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Guinea-Bissau, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Guinea-Bissau stood at 96. 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 Guinea-Bissau peaked at 96 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th 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 Guinea-Bissau, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Guinea-Bissau, 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 1 —
1880 2 +100.0%
1881 3 +50.0%
1882 4 +33.3%
1883 5 +25.0%
1884 6 +20.0%
1885 7 +16.7%
1886 8 +14.3%
1887 9 +12.5%
1888 10 +11.1%
1889 11 +10.0%
1890 12 +9.1%
1891 13 +8.3%
1892 14 +7.7%
1893 15 +7.1%
1894 16 +6.7%
1895 17 +6.2%
1896 18 +5.9%
1897 19 +5.6%
1898 20 +5.3%
1899 21 +5.0%
1900 22 +4.8%
1901 23 +4.5%
1902 24 +4.3%
1903 25 +4.2%
1904 26 +4.0%
1905 27 +3.8%
1906 28 +3.7%
1907 29 +3.6%
1908 30 +3.4%
1909 31 +3.3%
1910 32 +3.2%
1911 33 +3.1%
1912 34 +3.0%
1913 35 +2.9%
1914 36 +2.9%
1915 37 +2.8%
1916 38 +2.7%
1917 39 +2.6%
1918 40 +2.6%
1919 41 +2.5%
1920 42 +2.4%
1921 43 +2.4%
1922 44 +2.3%
1923 45 +2.3%
1924 46 +2.2%
1925 47 +2.2%
1926 48 +2.1%
1927 49 +2.1%
1928 50 +2.0%
1929 51 +2.0%
1930 52 +2.0%
1931 53 +1.9%
1932 54 +1.9%
1933 55 +1.9%
1934 56 +1.8%
1935 57 +1.8%
1936 58 +1.8%
1937 59 +1.7%
1938 60 +1.7%
1939 61 +1.7%
1940 62 +1.6%
1941 63 +1.6%
1942 64 +1.6%
1943 65 +1.6%
1944 66 +1.5%
1945 67 +1.5%
1946 68 +1.5%
1947 69 +1.5%
1948 70 +1.4%
1949 71 +1.4%
1950 72 +1.4%
1951 73 +1.4%
1952 74 +1.4%
1953 75 +1.4%
1954 76 +1.3%
1955 77 +1.3%
1956 78 +1.3%
1957 79 +1.3%
1958 80 +1.3%
1959 81 +1.2%
1960 82 +1.2%
1961 83 +1.2%
1962 84 +1.2%
1963 85 +1.2%
1964 86 +1.2%
1965 87 +1.2%
1966 88 +1.1%
1967 89 +1.1%
1968 90 +1.1%
1969 91 +1.1%
1970 92 +1.1%
1971 93 +1.1%
1972 94 +1.1%
1973 95 +1.1%
1974 96 +1.1%
1975 96 +0.0%
1976 96 +0.0%
1977 96 +0.0%
1978 96 +0.0%
1979 96 +0.0%
1980 96 +0.0%
1981 96 +0.0%
1982 96 +0.0%
1983 96 +0.0%
1984 96 +0.0%
1985 96 +0.0%
1986 96 +0.0%
1987 96 +0.0%
1988 96 +0.0%
1989 96 +0.0%
1990 96 +0.0%
1991 96 +0.0%
1992 96 +0.0%
1993 96 +0.0%
1994 96 +0.0%
1995 96 +0.0%
1996 96 +0.0%
1997 96 +0.0%
1998 96 +0.0%
1999 96 +0.0%
2000 96 +0.0%
2001 96 +0.0%
2002 96 +0.0%
2003 96 +0.0%
2004 96 +0.0%
2005 96 +0.0%
2006 96 +0.0%
2007 96 +0.0%
2008 96 +0.0%
2009 96 +0.0%
2010 96 +0.0%
2011 96 +0.0%
2012 96 +0.0%
2013 96 +0.0%
2014 96 +0.0%
2015 96 +0.0%
2016 96 +0.0%
2017 96 +0.0%
2018 96 +0.0%
2019 96 +0.0%
2020 96 +0.0%
2021 96 +0.0%
2022 96 +0.0%

Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries

  • Guinea-Bissau's 96 is above the median for low income countries, which is 59, 1.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Guinea-Bissau's 96 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Guinea-Bissau 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
1880 +100.0% 1 2
1881 +50.0% 2 3
1882 +33.3% 3 4
1883 +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 0.1 0 1 10
1880s 6.5 2 11 10
1890s 16.5 12 21 10
1900s 26.5 22 31 10
1910s 36.5 32 41 10
1920s 46.5 42 51 10
1930s 56.5 52 61 10
1940s 66.5 62 71 10
1950s 76.5 72 81 10
1960s 86.5 82 91 10
1970s 95 92 96 10
1980s 96 96 96 10
1990s 96 96 96 10
2000s 96 96 96 10
2010s 96 96 96 10
2020s 96 96 96 3

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  4. 57 Djibouti 94 compare
  5. 57 Solomon Islands 94 compare
  6. 57 Vanuatu 94 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Guinea-Bissau?
Years colonized in Guinea-Bissau was 96 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The highest recorded value was 96 in 1974.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Guinea-Bissau rank for years colonized?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 56th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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