Years a country was a European overseas colony in Mauritius

Mauritius: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 254 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
254 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 159 countries
All-time high
254 years
in 1968
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Mauritius recorded 254 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 Mauritius peaked at 254 years in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Mauritius ranks 38th of 159 countries on this measure, 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 Mauritius, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Mauritius, 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
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1510 0 years
1511 0 years
1512 0 years
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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
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1525 0 years
1526 0 years
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1529 0 years
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1552 0 years
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1555 0 years
1556 0 years
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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
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1577 0 years
1578 0 years
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1581 0 years
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1587 0 years
1588 0 years
1589 0 years
1590 0 years
1591 0 years
1592 0 years
1593 0 years
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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
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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
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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
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1648 0 years
1649 0 years
1650 0 years
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1655 0 years
1656 0 years
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1658 0 years
1659 0 years
1660 0 years
1661 0 years
1662 0 years
1663 0 years
1664 0 years
1665 0 years
1666 0 years
1667 0 years
1668 0 years
1669 0 years
1670 0 years
1671 0 years
1672 0 years
1673 0 years
1674 0 years
1675 0 years
1676 0 years
1677 0 years
1678 0 years
1679 0 years
1680 0 years
1681 0 years
1682 0 years
1683 0 years
1684 0 years
1685 0 years
1686 0 years
1687 0 years
1688 0 years
1689 0 years
1690 0 years
1691 0 years
1692 0 years
1693 0 years
1694 0 years
1695 0 years
1696 0 years
1697 0 years
1698 0 years
1699 0 years
1700 0 years
1701 0 years
1702 0 years
1703 0 years
1704 0 years
1705 0 years
1706 0 years
1707 0 years
1708 0 years
1709 0 years
1710 0 years
1711 0 years
1712 0 years
1713 0 years
1714 0 years
1715 1 years
1716 2 years +100.0%
1717 3 years +50.0%
1718 4 years +33.3%
1719 5 years +25.0%
1720 6 years +20.0%
1721 7 years +16.7%
1722 8 years +14.3%
1723 9 years +12.5%
1724 10 years +11.1%
1725 11 years +10.0%
1726 12 years +9.1%
1727 13 years +8.3%
1728 14 years +7.7%
1729 15 years +7.1%
1730 16 years +6.7%
1731 17 years +6.2%
1732 18 years +5.9%
1733 19 years +5.6%
1734 20 years +5.3%
1735 21 years +5.0%
1736 22 years +4.8%
1737 23 years +4.5%
1738 24 years +4.3%
1739 25 years +4.2%
1740 26 years +4.0%
1741 27 years +3.8%
1742 28 years +3.7%
1743 29 years +3.6%
1744 30 years +3.4%
1745 31 years +3.3%
1746 32 years +3.2%
1747 33 years +3.1%
1748 34 years +3.0%
1749 35 years +2.9%
1750 36 years +2.9%
1751 37 years +2.8%
1752 38 years +2.7%
1753 39 years +2.6%
1754 40 years +2.6%
1755 41 years +2.5%
1756 42 years +2.4%
1757 43 years +2.4%
1758 44 years +2.3%
1759 45 years +2.3%
1760 46 years +2.2%
1761 47 years +2.2%
1762 48 years +2.1%
1763 49 years +2.1%
1764 50 years +2.0%
1765 51 years +2.0%
1766 52 years +2.0%
1767 53 years +1.9%
1768 54 years +1.9%
1769 55 years +1.9%
1770 56 years +1.8%
1771 57 years +1.8%
1772 58 years +1.8%
1773 59 years +1.7%
1774 60 years +1.7%
1775 61 years +1.7%
1776 62 years +1.6%
1777 63 years +1.6%
1778 64 years +1.6%
1779 65 years +1.6%
1780 66 years +1.5%
1781 67 years +1.5%
1782 68 years +1.5%
1783 69 years +1.5%
1784 70 years +1.4%
1785 71 years +1.4%
1786 72 years +1.4%
1787 73 years +1.4%
1788 74 years +1.4%
1789 75 years +1.4%
1790 76 years +1.3%
1791 77 years +1.3%
1792 78 years +1.3%
1793 79 years +1.3%
1794 80 years +1.3%
1795 81 years +1.2%
1796 82 years +1.2%
1797 83 years +1.2%
1798 84 years +1.2%
1799 85 years +1.2%
1800 86 years +1.2%
1801 87 years +1.2%
1802 88 years +1.1%
1803 89 years +1.1%
1804 90 years +1.1%
1805 91 years +1.1%
1806 92 years +1.1%
1807 93 years +1.1%
1808 94 years +1.1%
1809 95 years +1.1%
1810 96 years +1.1%
1811 97 years +1.0%
1812 98 years +1.0%
1813 99 years +1.0%
1814 100 years +1.0%
1815 101 years +1.0%
1816 102 years +1.0%
1817 103 years +1.0%
1818 104 years +1.0%
1819 105 years +1.0%
1820 106 years +1.0%
1821 107 years +0.9%
1822 108 years +0.9%
1823 109 years +0.9%
1824 110 years +0.9%
1825 111 years +0.9%
1826 112 years +0.9%
1827 113 years +0.9%
1828 114 years +0.9%
1829 115 years +0.9%
1830 116 years +0.9%
1831 117 years +0.9%
1832 118 years +0.9%
1833 119 years +0.8%
1834 120 years +0.8%
1835 121 years +0.8%
1836 122 years +0.8%
1837 123 years +0.8%
1838 124 years +0.8%
1839 125 years +0.8%
1840 126 years +0.8%
1841 127 years +0.8%
1842 128 years +0.8%
1843 129 years +0.8%
1844 130 years +0.8%
1845 131 years +0.8%
1846 132 years +0.8%
1847 133 years +0.8%
1848 134 years +0.8%
1849 135 years +0.7%
1850 136 years +0.7%
1851 137 years +0.7%
1852 138 years +0.7%
1853 139 years +0.7%
1854 140 years +0.7%
1855 141 years +0.7%
1856 142 years +0.7%
1857 143 years +0.7%
1858 144 years +0.7%
1859 145 years +0.7%
1860 146 years +0.7%
1861 147 years +0.7%
1862 148 years +0.7%
1863 149 years +0.7%
1864 150 years +0.7%
1865 151 years +0.7%
1866 152 years +0.7%
1867 153 years +0.7%
1868 154 years +0.7%
1869 155 years +0.6%
1870 156 years +0.6%
1871 157 years +0.6%
1872 158 years +0.6%
1873 159 years +0.6%
1874 160 years +0.6%
1875 161 years +0.6%
1876 162 years +0.6%
1877 163 years +0.6%
1878 164 years +0.6%
1879 165 years +0.6%
1880 166 years +0.6%
1881 167 years +0.6%
1882 168 years +0.6%
1883 169 years +0.6%
1884 170 years +0.6%
1885 171 years +0.6%
1886 172 years +0.6%
1887 173 years +0.6%
1888 174 years +0.6%
1889 175 years +0.6%
1890 176 years +0.6%
1891 177 years +0.6%
1892 178 years +0.6%
1893 179 years +0.6%
1894 180 years +0.6%
1895 181 years +0.6%
1896 182 years +0.6%
1897 183 years +0.5%
1898 184 years +0.5%
1899 185 years +0.5%
1900 186 years +0.5%
1901 187 years +0.5%
1902 188 years +0.5%
1903 189 years +0.5%
1904 190 years +0.5%
1905 191 years +0.5%
1906 192 years +0.5%
1907 193 years +0.5%
1908 194 years +0.5%
1909 195 years +0.5%
1910 196 years +0.5%
1911 197 years +0.5%
1912 198 years +0.5%
1913 199 years +0.5%
1914 200 years +0.5%
1915 201 years +0.5%
1916 202 years +0.5%
1917 203 years +0.5%
1918 204 years +0.5%
1919 205 years +0.5%
1920 206 years +0.5%
1921 207 years +0.5%
1922 208 years +0.5%
1923 209 years +0.5%
1924 210 years +0.5%
1925 211 years +0.5%
1926 212 years +0.5%
1927 213 years +0.5%
1928 214 years +0.5%
1929 215 years +0.5%
1930 216 years +0.5%
1931 217 years +0.5%
1932 218 years +0.5%
1933 219 years +0.5%
1934 220 years +0.5%
1935 221 years +0.5%
1936 222 years +0.5%
1937 223 years +0.5%
1938 224 years +0.4%
1939 225 years +0.4%
1940 226 years +0.4%
1941 227 years +0.4%
1942 228 years +0.4%
1943 229 years +0.4%
1944 230 years +0.4%
1945 231 years +0.4%
1946 232 years +0.4%
1947 233 years +0.4%
1948 234 years +0.4%
1949 235 years +0.4%
1950 236 years +0.4%
1951 237 years +0.4%
1952 238 years +0.4%
1953 239 years +0.4%
1954 240 years +0.4%
1955 241 years +0.4%
1956 242 years +0.4%
1957 243 years +0.4%
1958 244 years +0.4%
1959 245 years +0.4%
1960 246 years +0.4%
1961 247 years +0.4%
1962 248 years +0.4%
1963 249 years +0.4%
1964 250 years +0.4%
1965 251 years +0.4%
1966 252 years +0.4%
1967 253 years +0.4%
1968 254 years +0.4%
1969 254 years +0.0%
1970 254 years +0.0%
1971 254 years +0.0%
1972 254 years +0.0%
1973 254 years +0.0%
1974 254 years +0.0%
1975 254 years +0.0%
1976 254 years +0.0%
1977 254 years +0.0%
1978 254 years +0.0%
1979 254 years +0.0%
1980 254 years +0.0%
1981 254 years +0.0%
1982 254 years +0.0%
1983 254 years +0.0%
1984 254 years +0.0%
1985 254 years +0.0%
1986 254 years +0.0%
1987 254 years +0.0%
1988 254 years +0.0%
1989 254 years +0.0%
1990 254 years +0.0%
1991 254 years +0.0%
1992 254 years +0.0%
1993 254 years +0.0%
1994 254 years +0.0%
1995 254 years +0.0%
1996 254 years +0.0%
1997 254 years +0.0%
1998 254 years +0.0%
1999 254 years +0.0%
2000 254 years +0.0%
2001 254 years +0.0%
2002 254 years +0.0%
2003 254 years +0.0%
2004 254 years +0.0%
2005 254 years +0.0%
2006 254 years +0.0%
2007 254 years +0.0%
2008 254 years +0.0%
2009 254 years +0.0%
2010 254 years +0.0%
2011 254 years +0.0%
2012 254 years +0.0%
2013 254 years +0.0%
2014 254 years +0.0%
2015 254 years +0.0%
2016 254 years +0.0%
2017 254 years +0.0%
2018 254 years +0.0%
2019 254 years +0.0%
2020 254 years +0.0%
2021 254 years +0.0%
2022 254 years +0.0%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 254 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 254 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70 years, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Mauritius 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
1716 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1717 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1718 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1719 +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 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1660s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1670s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1680s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1690s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1700s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1710s 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1720s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1730s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1740s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1750s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1760s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1770s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1780s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1790s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1800s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1810s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1820s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1830s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1840s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1850s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1860s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1870s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1880s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1890s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1900s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1910s 200.5 years 196 years 205 years 10
1920s 210.5 years 206 years 215 years 10
1930s 220.5 years 216 years 225 years 10
1940s 230.5 years 226 years 235 years 10
1950s 240.5 years 236 years 245 years 10
1960s 250.4 years 246 years 254 years 10
1970s 254 years 254 years 254 years 10
1980s 254 years 254 years 254 years 10
1990s 254 years 254 years 254 years 10
2000s 254 years 254 years 254 years 10
2010s 254 years 254 years 254 years 10
2020s 254 years 254 years 254 years 3

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 35 Bolivia 267 years compare
  2. 36 Venezuela 266 years compare
  3. 37 South Africa 262 years compare
  4. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 years compare
  5. 40 Argentina 240 years compare
  6. 41 Senegal 232 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Mauritius?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Mauritius was 254 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 Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 254 years in 1968.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Mauritius rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Mauritius ranks 38th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mauritius 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.