Years a country was a European overseas colony in Panama

Panama: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 303 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
303 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
22nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
303 years
in 1821
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Panama, 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 Panama stood at 303 years. 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 Panama peaked at 303 years in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Panama 22nd 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 Panama, year by year

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

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 303 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 3.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 303 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Panama 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
1520 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1521 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1522 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1523 +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 0.1 years 0 years 1 years 10
1520s 6.5 years 2 years 11 years 10
1530s 16.5 years 12 years 21 years 10
1540s 26.5 years 22 years 31 years 10
1550s 36.5 years 32 years 41 years 10
1560s 46.5 years 42 years 51 years 10
1570s 56.5 years 52 years 61 years 10
1580s 66.5 years 62 years 71 years 10
1590s 76.5 years 72 years 81 years 10
1600s 86.5 years 82 years 91 years 10
1610s 96.5 years 92 years 101 years 10
1620s 106.5 years 102 years 111 years 10
1630s 116.5 years 112 years 121 years 10
1640s 126.5 years 122 years 131 years 10
1650s 136.5 years 132 years 141 years 10
1660s 146.5 years 142 years 151 years 10
1670s 156.5 years 152 years 161 years 10
1680s 166.5 years 162 years 171 years 10
1690s 176.5 years 172 years 181 years 10
1700s 186.5 years 182 years 191 years 10
1710s 196.5 years 192 years 201 years 10
1720s 206.5 years 202 years 211 years 10
1730s 216.5 years 212 years 221 years 10
1740s 226.5 years 222 years 231 years 10
1750s 236.5 years 232 years 241 years 10
1760s 246.5 years 242 years 251 years 10
1770s 256.5 years 252 years 261 years 10
1780s 266.5 years 262 years 271 years 10
1790s 276.5 years 272 years 281 years 10
1800s 286.5 years 282 years 291 years 10
1810s 296.5 years 292 years 301 years 10
1820s 302.9 years 302 years 303 years 10
1830s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1840s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1850s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1860s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1870s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1880s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1890s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1900s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1910s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1920s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1930s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1940s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1950s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1960s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1970s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1980s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
1990s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
2000s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
2010s 303 years 303 years 303 years 10
2020s 303 years 303 years 303 years 3

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 19 Canada 312 years compare
  2. 20 Suriname 308 years compare
  3. 21 Dominica 306 years compare
  4. 23 Mexico 301 years compare
  5. 24 Costa Rica 298 years compare
  6. 24 Guatemala 298 years compare
  7. 24 Honduras 298 years compare
  8. 24 Nicaragua 298 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Panama?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Panama was 303 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 303 years in 1821.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Panama rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Panama ranks 22nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama 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.