Years a country was a European overseas colony in Guyana

Guyana: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 387 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
387 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 159 countries
All-time high
387 years
in 1966
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300400146217422022

Source: Bastian Becker (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 387 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. 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 a country was a european overseas colony in Guyana peaked at 387 years in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Guyana ranks 8th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 Guyana, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Guyana, 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 1 years
1581 2 years +100.0%
1582 3 years +50.0%
1583 4 years +33.3%
1584 5 years +25.0%
1585 6 years +20.0%
1586 7 years +16.7%
1587 8 years +14.3%
1588 9 years +12.5%
1589 10 years +11.1%
1590 11 years +10.0%
1591 12 years +9.1%
1592 13 years +8.3%
1593 14 years +7.7%
1594 15 years +7.1%
1595 16 years +6.7%
1596 17 years +6.2%
1597 18 years +5.9%
1598 19 years +5.6%
1599 20 years +5.3%
1600 21 years +5.0%
1601 22 years +4.8%
1602 23 years +4.5%
1603 24 years +4.3%
1604 25 years +4.2%
1605 26 years +4.0%
1606 27 years +3.8%
1607 28 years +3.7%
1608 29 years +3.6%
1609 30 years +3.4%
1610 31 years +3.3%
1611 32 years +3.2%
1612 33 years +3.1%
1613 34 years +3.0%
1614 35 years +2.9%
1615 36 years +2.9%
1616 37 years +2.8%
1617 38 years +2.7%
1618 39 years +2.6%
1619 40 years +2.6%
1620 41 years +2.5%
1621 42 years +2.4%
1622 43 years +2.4%
1623 44 years +2.3%
1624 45 years +2.3%
1625 46 years +2.2%
1626 47 years +2.2%
1627 48 years +2.1%
1628 49 years +2.1%
1629 50 years +2.0%
1630 51 years +2.0%
1631 52 years +2.0%
1632 53 years +1.9%
1633 54 years +1.9%
1634 55 years +1.9%
1635 56 years +1.8%
1636 57 years +1.8%
1637 58 years +1.8%
1638 59 years +1.7%
1639 60 years +1.7%
1640 61 years +1.7%
1641 62 years +1.6%
1642 63 years +1.6%
1643 64 years +1.6%
1644 65 years +1.6%
1645 66 years +1.5%
1646 67 years +1.5%
1647 68 years +1.5%
1648 69 years +1.5%
1649 70 years +1.4%
1650 71 years +1.4%
1651 72 years +1.4%
1652 73 years +1.4%
1653 74 years +1.4%
1654 75 years +1.4%
1655 76 years +1.3%
1656 77 years +1.3%
1657 78 years +1.3%
1658 79 years +1.3%
1659 80 years +1.3%
1660 81 years +1.2%
1661 82 years +1.2%
1662 83 years +1.2%
1663 84 years +1.2%
1664 85 years +1.2%
1665 86 years +1.2%
1666 87 years +1.2%
1667 88 years +1.1%
1668 89 years +1.1%
1669 90 years +1.1%
1670 91 years +1.1%
1671 92 years +1.1%
1672 93 years +1.1%
1673 94 years +1.1%
1674 95 years +1.1%
1675 96 years +1.1%
1676 97 years +1.0%
1677 98 years +1.0%
1678 99 years +1.0%
1679 100 years +1.0%
1680 101 years +1.0%
1681 102 years +1.0%
1682 103 years +1.0%
1683 104 years +1.0%
1684 105 years +1.0%
1685 106 years +1.0%
1686 107 years +0.9%
1687 108 years +0.9%
1688 109 years +0.9%
1689 110 years +0.9%
1690 111 years +0.9%
1691 112 years +0.9%
1692 113 years +0.9%
1693 114 years +0.9%
1694 115 years +0.9%
1695 116 years +0.9%
1696 117 years +0.9%
1697 118 years +0.9%
1698 119 years +0.8%
1699 120 years +0.8%
1700 121 years +0.8%
1701 122 years +0.8%
1702 123 years +0.8%
1703 124 years +0.8%
1704 125 years +0.8%
1705 126 years +0.8%
1706 127 years +0.8%
1707 128 years +0.8%
1708 129 years +0.8%
1709 130 years +0.8%
1710 131 years +0.8%
1711 132 years +0.8%
1712 133 years +0.8%
1713 134 years +0.8%
1714 135 years +0.7%
1715 136 years +0.7%
1716 137 years +0.7%
1717 138 years +0.7%
1718 139 years +0.7%
1719 140 years +0.7%
1720 141 years +0.7%
1721 142 years +0.7%
1722 143 years +0.7%
1723 144 years +0.7%
1724 145 years +0.7%
1725 146 years +0.7%
1726 147 years +0.7%
1727 148 years +0.7%
1728 149 years +0.7%
1729 150 years +0.7%
1730 151 years +0.7%
1731 152 years +0.7%
1732 153 years +0.7%
1733 154 years +0.7%
1734 155 years +0.6%
1735 156 years +0.6%
1736 157 years +0.6%
1737 158 years +0.6%
1738 159 years +0.6%
1739 160 years +0.6%
1740 161 years +0.6%
1741 162 years +0.6%
1742 163 years +0.6%
1743 164 years +0.6%
1744 165 years +0.6%
1745 166 years +0.6%
1746 167 years +0.6%
1747 168 years +0.6%
1748 169 years +0.6%
1749 170 years +0.6%
1750 171 years +0.6%
1751 172 years +0.6%
1752 173 years +0.6%
1753 174 years +0.6%
1754 175 years +0.6%
1755 176 years +0.6%
1756 177 years +0.6%
1757 178 years +0.6%
1758 179 years +0.6%
1759 180 years +0.6%
1760 181 years +0.6%
1761 182 years +0.6%
1762 183 years +0.5%
1763 184 years +0.5%
1764 185 years +0.5%
1765 186 years +0.5%
1766 187 years +0.5%
1767 188 years +0.5%
1768 189 years +0.5%
1769 190 years +0.5%
1770 191 years +0.5%
1771 192 years +0.5%
1772 193 years +0.5%
1773 194 years +0.5%
1774 195 years +0.5%
1775 196 years +0.5%
1776 197 years +0.5%
1777 198 years +0.5%
1778 199 years +0.5%
1779 200 years +0.5%
1780 201 years +0.5%
1781 202 years +0.5%
1782 203 years +0.5%
1783 204 years +0.5%
1784 205 years +0.5%
1785 206 years +0.5%
1786 207 years +0.5%
1787 208 years +0.5%
1788 209 years +0.5%
1789 210 years +0.5%
1790 211 years +0.5%
1791 212 years +0.5%
1792 213 years +0.5%
1793 214 years +0.5%
1794 215 years +0.5%
1795 216 years +0.5%
1796 217 years +0.5%
1797 218 years +0.5%
1798 219 years +0.5%
1799 220 years +0.5%
1800 221 years +0.5%
1801 222 years +0.5%
1802 223 years +0.5%
1803 224 years +0.4%
1804 225 years +0.4%
1805 226 years +0.4%
1806 227 years +0.4%
1807 228 years +0.4%
1808 229 years +0.4%
1809 230 years +0.4%
1810 231 years +0.4%
1811 232 years +0.4%
1812 233 years +0.4%
1813 234 years +0.4%
1814 235 years +0.4%
1815 236 years +0.4%
1816 237 years +0.4%
1817 238 years +0.4%
1818 239 years +0.4%
1819 240 years +0.4%
1820 241 years +0.4%
1821 242 years +0.4%
1822 243 years +0.4%
1823 244 years +0.4%
1824 245 years +0.4%
1825 246 years +0.4%
1826 247 years +0.4%
1827 248 years +0.4%
1828 249 years +0.4%
1829 250 years +0.4%
1830 251 years +0.4%
1831 252 years +0.4%
1832 253 years +0.4%
1833 254 years +0.4%
1834 255 years +0.4%
1835 256 years +0.4%
1836 257 years +0.4%
1837 258 years +0.4%
1838 259 years +0.4%
1839 260 years +0.4%
1840 261 years +0.4%
1841 262 years +0.4%
1842 263 years +0.4%
1843 264 years +0.4%
1844 265 years +0.4%
1845 266 years +0.4%
1846 267 years +0.4%
1847 268 years +0.4%
1848 269 years +0.4%
1849 270 years +0.4%
1850 271 years +0.4%
1851 272 years +0.4%
1852 273 years +0.4%
1853 274 years +0.4%
1854 275 years +0.4%
1855 276 years +0.4%
1856 277 years +0.4%
1857 278 years +0.4%
1858 279 years +0.4%
1859 280 years +0.4%
1860 281 years +0.4%
1861 282 years +0.4%
1862 283 years +0.4%
1863 284 years +0.4%
1864 285 years +0.4%
1865 286 years +0.4%
1866 287 years +0.3%
1867 288 years +0.3%
1868 289 years +0.3%
1869 290 years +0.3%
1870 291 years +0.3%
1871 292 years +0.3%
1872 293 years +0.3%
1873 294 years +0.3%
1874 295 years +0.3%
1875 296 years +0.3%
1876 297 years +0.3%
1877 298 years +0.3%
1878 299 years +0.3%
1879 300 years +0.3%
1880 301 years +0.3%
1881 302 years +0.3%
1882 303 years +0.3%
1883 304 years +0.3%
1884 305 years +0.3%
1885 306 years +0.3%
1886 307 years +0.3%
1887 308 years +0.3%
1888 309 years +0.3%
1889 310 years +0.3%
1890 311 years +0.3%
1891 312 years +0.3%
1892 313 years +0.3%
1893 314 years +0.3%
1894 315 years +0.3%
1895 316 years +0.3%
1896 317 years +0.3%
1897 318 years +0.3%
1898 319 years +0.3%
1899 320 years +0.3%
1900 321 years +0.3%
1901 322 years +0.3%
1902 323 years +0.3%
1903 324 years +0.3%
1904 325 years +0.3%
1905 326 years +0.3%
1906 327 years +0.3%
1907 328 years +0.3%
1908 329 years +0.3%
1909 330 years +0.3%
1910 331 years +0.3%
1911 332 years +0.3%
1912 333 years +0.3%
1913 334 years +0.3%
1914 335 years +0.3%
1915 336 years +0.3%
1916 337 years +0.3%
1917 338 years +0.3%
1918 339 years +0.3%
1919 340 years +0.3%
1920 341 years +0.3%
1921 342 years +0.3%
1922 343 years +0.3%
1923 344 years +0.3%
1924 345 years +0.3%
1925 346 years +0.3%
1926 347 years +0.3%
1927 348 years +0.3%
1928 349 years +0.3%
1929 350 years +0.3%
1930 351 years +0.3%
1931 352 years +0.3%
1932 353 years +0.3%
1933 354 years +0.3%
1934 355 years +0.3%
1935 356 years +0.3%
1936 357 years +0.3%
1937 358 years +0.3%
1938 359 years +0.3%
1939 360 years +0.3%
1940 361 years +0.3%
1941 362 years +0.3%
1942 363 years +0.3%
1943 364 years +0.3%
1944 365 years +0.3%
1945 366 years +0.3%
1946 367 years +0.3%
1947 368 years +0.3%
1948 369 years +0.3%
1949 370 years +0.3%
1950 371 years +0.3%
1951 372 years +0.3%
1952 373 years +0.3%
1953 374 years +0.3%
1954 375 years +0.3%
1955 376 years +0.3%
1956 377 years +0.3%
1957 378 years +0.3%
1958 379 years +0.3%
1959 380 years +0.3%
1960 381 years +0.3%
1961 382 years +0.3%
1962 383 years +0.3%
1963 384 years +0.3%
1964 385 years +0.3%
1965 386 years +0.3%
1966 387 years +0.3%
1967 387 years +0.0%
1968 387 years +0.0%
1969 387 years +0.0%
1970 387 years +0.0%
1971 387 years +0.0%
1972 387 years +0.0%
1973 387 years +0.0%
1974 387 years +0.0%
1975 387 years +0.0%
1976 387 years +0.0%
1977 387 years +0.0%
1978 387 years +0.0%
1979 387 years +0.0%
1980 387 years +0.0%
1981 387 years +0.0%
1982 387 years +0.0%
1983 387 years +0.0%
1984 387 years +0.0%
1985 387 years +0.0%
1986 387 years +0.0%
1987 387 years +0.0%
1988 387 years +0.0%
1989 387 years +0.0%
1990 387 years +0.0%
1991 387 years +0.0%
1992 387 years +0.0%
1993 387 years +0.0%
1994 387 years +0.0%
1995 387 years +0.0%
1996 387 years +0.0%
1997 387 years +0.0%
1998 387 years +0.0%
1999 387 years +0.0%
2000 387 years +0.0%
2001 387 years +0.0%
2002 387 years +0.0%
2003 387 years +0.0%
2004 387 years +0.0%
2005 387 years +0.0%
2006 387 years +0.0%
2007 387 years +0.0%
2008 387 years +0.0%
2009 387 years +0.0%
2010 387 years +0.0%
2011 387 years +0.0%
2012 387 years +0.0%
2013 387 years +0.0%
2014 387 years +0.0%
2015 387 years +0.0%
2016 387 years +0.0%
2017 387 years +0.0%
2018 387 years +0.0%
2019 387 years +0.0%
2020 387 years +0.0%
2021 387 years +0.0%
2022 387 years +0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 387 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 4.8× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 387 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Guyana 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
1581 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1582 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1583 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1584 +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 5.5 years 1 years 10 years 10
1590s 15.5 years 11 years 20 years 10
1600s 25.5 years 21 years 30 years 10
1610s 35.5 years 31 years 40 years 10
1620s 45.5 years 41 years 50 years 10
1630s 55.5 years 51 years 60 years 10
1640s 65.5 years 61 years 70 years 10
1650s 75.5 years 71 years 80 years 10
1660s 85.5 years 81 years 90 years 10
1670s 95.5 years 91 years 100 years 10
1680s 105.5 years 101 years 110 years 10
1690s 115.5 years 111 years 120 years 10
1700s 125.5 years 121 years 130 years 10
1710s 135.5 years 131 years 140 years 10
1720s 145.5 years 141 years 150 years 10
1730s 155.5 years 151 years 160 years 10
1740s 165.5 years 161 years 170 years 10
1750s 175.5 years 171 years 180 years 10
1760s 185.5 years 181 years 190 years 10
1770s 195.5 years 191 years 200 years 10
1780s 205.5 years 201 years 210 years 10
1790s 215.5 years 211 years 220 years 10
1800s 225.5 years 221 years 230 years 10
1810s 235.5 years 231 years 240 years 10
1820s 245.5 years 241 years 250 years 10
1830s 255.5 years 251 years 260 years 10
1840s 265.5 years 261 years 270 years 10
1850s 275.5 years 271 years 280 years 10
1860s 285.5 years 281 years 290 years 10
1870s 295.5 years 291 years 300 years 10
1880s 305.5 years 301 years 310 years 10
1890s 315.5 years 311 years 320 years 10
1900s 325.5 years 321 years 330 years 10
1910s 335.5 years 331 years 340 years 10
1920s 345.5 years 341 years 350 years 10
1930s 355.5 years 351 years 360 years 10
1940s 365.5 years 361 years 370 years 10
1950s 375.5 years 371 years 380 years 10
1960s 384.9 years 381 years 387 years 10
1970s 387 years 387 years 387 years 10
1980s 387 years 387 years 387 years 10
1990s 387 years 387 years 387 years 10
2000s 387 years 387 years 387 years 10
2010s 387 years 387 years 387 years 10
2020s 387 years 387 years 387 years 3

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 5 Ghana 426 years compare
  2. 6 Angola 400 years compare
  3. 7 Cuba 389 years compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic 371 years compare
  5. 9 Trinidad and Tobago 371 years compare
  6. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Guyana?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Guyana was 387 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 387 years in 1966.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Guyana rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Guyana ranks 8th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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.