Years a country was a European overseas colony in Philippines

Philippines: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 334 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
334 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 159 countries
All-time high
334 years
in 1898
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

0100200300146217422022

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

Analysis

Philippines recorded 334 years for years a country was a european overseas colony in 2022. 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 a country was a european overseas colony in Philippines peaked at 334 years in 1898 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Philippines ranks 15th 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Philippines, 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 1 years
1566 2 years +100.0%
1567 3 years +50.0%
1568 4 years +33.3%
1569 5 years +25.0%
1570 6 years +20.0%
1571 7 years +16.7%
1572 8 years +14.3%
1573 9 years +12.5%
1574 10 years +11.1%
1575 11 years +10.0%
1576 12 years +9.1%
1577 13 years +8.3%
1578 14 years +7.7%
1579 15 years +7.1%
1580 16 years +6.7%
1581 17 years +6.2%
1582 18 years +5.9%
1583 19 years +5.6%
1584 20 years +5.3%
1585 21 years +5.0%
1586 22 years +4.8%
1587 23 years +4.5%
1588 24 years +4.3%
1589 25 years +4.2%
1590 26 years +4.0%
1591 27 years +3.8%
1592 28 years +3.7%
1593 29 years +3.6%
1594 30 years +3.4%
1595 31 years +3.3%
1596 32 years +3.2%
1597 33 years +3.1%
1598 34 years +3.0%
1599 35 years +2.9%
1600 36 years +2.9%
1601 37 years +2.8%
1602 38 years +2.7%
1603 39 years +2.6%
1604 40 years +2.6%
1605 41 years +2.5%
1606 42 years +2.4%
1607 43 years +2.4%
1608 44 years +2.3%
1609 45 years +2.3%
1610 46 years +2.2%
1611 47 years +2.2%
1612 48 years +2.1%
1613 49 years +2.1%
1614 50 years +2.0%
1615 51 years +2.0%
1616 52 years +2.0%
1617 53 years +1.9%
1618 54 years +1.9%
1619 55 years +1.9%
1620 56 years +1.8%
1621 57 years +1.8%
1622 58 years +1.8%
1623 59 years +1.7%
1624 60 years +1.7%
1625 61 years +1.7%
1626 62 years +1.6%
1627 63 years +1.6%
1628 64 years +1.6%
1629 65 years +1.6%
1630 66 years +1.5%
1631 67 years +1.5%
1632 68 years +1.5%
1633 69 years +1.5%
1634 70 years +1.4%
1635 71 years +1.4%
1636 72 years +1.4%
1637 73 years +1.4%
1638 74 years +1.4%
1639 75 years +1.4%
1640 76 years +1.3%
1641 77 years +1.3%
1642 78 years +1.3%
1643 79 years +1.3%
1644 80 years +1.3%
1645 81 years +1.2%
1646 82 years +1.2%
1647 83 years +1.2%
1648 84 years +1.2%
1649 85 years +1.2%
1650 86 years +1.2%
1651 87 years +1.2%
1652 88 years +1.1%
1653 89 years +1.1%
1654 90 years +1.1%
1655 91 years +1.1%
1656 92 years +1.1%
1657 93 years +1.1%
1658 94 years +1.1%
1659 95 years +1.1%
1660 96 years +1.1%
1661 97 years +1.0%
1662 98 years +1.0%
1663 99 years +1.0%
1664 100 years +1.0%
1665 101 years +1.0%
1666 102 years +1.0%
1667 103 years +1.0%
1668 104 years +1.0%
1669 105 years +1.0%
1670 106 years +1.0%
1671 107 years +0.9%
1672 108 years +0.9%
1673 109 years +0.9%
1674 110 years +0.9%
1675 111 years +0.9%
1676 112 years +0.9%
1677 113 years +0.9%
1678 114 years +0.9%
1679 115 years +0.9%
1680 116 years +0.9%
1681 117 years +0.9%
1682 118 years +0.9%
1683 119 years +0.8%
1684 120 years +0.8%
1685 121 years +0.8%
1686 122 years +0.8%
1687 123 years +0.8%
1688 124 years +0.8%
1689 125 years +0.8%
1690 126 years +0.8%
1691 127 years +0.8%
1692 128 years +0.8%
1693 129 years +0.8%
1694 130 years +0.8%
1695 131 years +0.8%
1696 132 years +0.8%
1697 133 years +0.8%
1698 134 years +0.8%
1699 135 years +0.7%
1700 136 years +0.7%
1701 137 years +0.7%
1702 138 years +0.7%
1703 139 years +0.7%
1704 140 years +0.7%
1705 141 years +0.7%
1706 142 years +0.7%
1707 143 years +0.7%
1708 144 years +0.7%
1709 145 years +0.7%
1710 146 years +0.7%
1711 147 years +0.7%
1712 148 years +0.7%
1713 149 years +0.7%
1714 150 years +0.7%
1715 151 years +0.7%
1716 152 years +0.7%
1717 153 years +0.7%
1718 154 years +0.7%
1719 155 years +0.6%
1720 156 years +0.6%
1721 157 years +0.6%
1722 158 years +0.6%
1723 159 years +0.6%
1724 160 years +0.6%
1725 161 years +0.6%
1726 162 years +0.6%
1727 163 years +0.6%
1728 164 years +0.6%
1729 165 years +0.6%
1730 166 years +0.6%
1731 167 years +0.6%
1732 168 years +0.6%
1733 169 years +0.6%
1734 170 years +0.6%
1735 171 years +0.6%
1736 172 years +0.6%
1737 173 years +0.6%
1738 174 years +0.6%
1739 175 years +0.6%
1740 176 years +0.6%
1741 177 years +0.6%
1742 178 years +0.6%
1743 179 years +0.6%
1744 180 years +0.6%
1745 181 years +0.6%
1746 182 years +0.6%
1747 183 years +0.5%
1748 184 years +0.5%
1749 185 years +0.5%
1750 186 years +0.5%
1751 187 years +0.5%
1752 188 years +0.5%
1753 189 years +0.5%
1754 190 years +0.5%
1755 191 years +0.5%
1756 192 years +0.5%
1757 193 years +0.5%
1758 194 years +0.5%
1759 195 years +0.5%
1760 196 years +0.5%
1761 197 years +0.5%
1762 198 years +0.5%
1763 199 years +0.5%
1764 200 years +0.5%
1765 201 years +0.5%
1766 202 years +0.5%
1767 203 years +0.5%
1768 204 years +0.5%
1769 205 years +0.5%
1770 206 years +0.5%
1771 207 years +0.5%
1772 208 years +0.5%
1773 209 years +0.5%
1774 210 years +0.5%
1775 211 years +0.5%
1776 212 years +0.5%
1777 213 years +0.5%
1778 214 years +0.5%
1779 215 years +0.5%
1780 216 years +0.5%
1781 217 years +0.5%
1782 218 years +0.5%
1783 219 years +0.5%
1784 220 years +0.5%
1785 221 years +0.5%
1786 222 years +0.5%
1787 223 years +0.5%
1788 224 years +0.4%
1789 225 years +0.4%
1790 226 years +0.4%
1791 227 years +0.4%
1792 228 years +0.4%
1793 229 years +0.4%
1794 230 years +0.4%
1795 231 years +0.4%
1796 232 years +0.4%
1797 233 years +0.4%
1798 234 years +0.4%
1799 235 years +0.4%
1800 236 years +0.4%
1801 237 years +0.4%
1802 238 years +0.4%
1803 239 years +0.4%
1804 240 years +0.4%
1805 241 years +0.4%
1806 242 years +0.4%
1807 243 years +0.4%
1808 244 years +0.4%
1809 245 years +0.4%
1810 246 years +0.4%
1811 247 years +0.4%
1812 248 years +0.4%
1813 249 years +0.4%
1814 250 years +0.4%
1815 251 years +0.4%
1816 252 years +0.4%
1817 253 years +0.4%
1818 254 years +0.4%
1819 255 years +0.4%
1820 256 years +0.4%
1821 257 years +0.4%
1822 258 years +0.4%
1823 259 years +0.4%
1824 260 years +0.4%
1825 261 years +0.4%
1826 262 years +0.4%
1827 263 years +0.4%
1828 264 years +0.4%
1829 265 years +0.4%
1830 266 years +0.4%
1831 267 years +0.4%
1832 268 years +0.4%
1833 269 years +0.4%
1834 270 years +0.4%
1835 271 years +0.4%
1836 272 years +0.4%
1837 273 years +0.4%
1838 274 years +0.4%
1839 275 years +0.4%
1840 276 years +0.4%
1841 277 years +0.4%
1842 278 years +0.4%
1843 279 years +0.4%
1844 280 years +0.4%
1845 281 years +0.4%
1846 282 years +0.4%
1847 283 years +0.4%
1848 284 years +0.4%
1849 285 years +0.4%
1850 286 years +0.4%
1851 287 years +0.3%
1852 288 years +0.3%
1853 289 years +0.3%
1854 290 years +0.3%
1855 291 years +0.3%
1856 292 years +0.3%
1857 293 years +0.3%
1858 294 years +0.3%
1859 295 years +0.3%
1860 296 years +0.3%
1861 297 years +0.3%
1862 298 years +0.3%
1863 299 years +0.3%
1864 300 years +0.3%
1865 301 years +0.3%
1866 302 years +0.3%
1867 303 years +0.3%
1868 304 years +0.3%
1869 305 years +0.3%
1870 306 years +0.3%
1871 307 years +0.3%
1872 308 years +0.3%
1873 309 years +0.3%
1874 310 years +0.3%
1875 311 years +0.3%
1876 312 years +0.3%
1877 313 years +0.3%
1878 314 years +0.3%
1879 315 years +0.3%
1880 316 years +0.3%
1881 317 years +0.3%
1882 318 years +0.3%
1883 319 years +0.3%
1884 320 years +0.3%
1885 321 years +0.3%
1886 322 years +0.3%
1887 323 years +0.3%
1888 324 years +0.3%
1889 325 years +0.3%
1890 326 years +0.3%
1891 327 years +0.3%
1892 328 years +0.3%
1893 329 years +0.3%
1894 330 years +0.3%
1895 331 years +0.3%
1896 332 years +0.3%
1897 333 years +0.3%
1898 334 years +0.3%
1899 334 years +0.0%
1900 334 years +0.0%
1901 334 years +0.0%
1902 334 years +0.0%
1903 334 years +0.0%
1904 334 years +0.0%
1905 334 years +0.0%
1906 334 years +0.0%
1907 334 years +0.0%
1908 334 years +0.0%
1909 334 years +0.0%
1910 334 years +0.0%
1911 334 years +0.0%
1912 334 years +0.0%
1913 334 years +0.0%
1914 334 years +0.0%
1915 334 years +0.0%
1916 334 years +0.0%
1917 334 years +0.0%
1918 334 years +0.0%
1919 334 years +0.0%
1920 334 years +0.0%
1921 334 years +0.0%
1922 334 years +0.0%
1923 334 years +0.0%
1924 334 years +0.0%
1925 334 years +0.0%
1926 334 years +0.0%
1927 334 years +0.0%
1928 334 years +0.0%
1929 334 years +0.0%
1930 334 years +0.0%
1931 334 years +0.0%
1932 334 years +0.0%
1933 334 years +0.0%
1934 334 years +0.0%
1935 334 years +0.0%
1936 334 years +0.0%
1937 334 years +0.0%
1938 334 years +0.0%
1939 334 years +0.0%
1940 334 years +0.0%
1941 334 years +0.0%
1942 334 years +0.0%
1943 334 years +0.0%
1944 334 years +0.0%
1945 334 years +0.0%
1946 334 years +0.0%
1947 334 years +0.0%
1948 334 years +0.0%
1949 334 years +0.0%
1950 334 years +0.0%
1951 334 years +0.0%
1952 334 years +0.0%
1953 334 years +0.0%
1954 334 years +0.0%
1955 334 years +0.0%
1956 334 years +0.0%
1957 334 years +0.0%
1958 334 years +0.0%
1959 334 years +0.0%
1960 334 years +0.0%
1961 334 years +0.0%
1962 334 years +0.0%
1963 334 years +0.0%
1964 334 years +0.0%
1965 334 years +0.0%
1966 334 years +0.0%
1967 334 years +0.0%
1968 334 years +0.0%
1969 334 years +0.0%
1970 334 years +0.0%
1971 334 years +0.0%
1972 334 years +0.0%
1973 334 years +0.0%
1974 334 years +0.0%
1975 334 years +0.0%
1976 334 years +0.0%
1977 334 years +0.0%
1978 334 years +0.0%
1979 334 years +0.0%
1980 334 years +0.0%
1981 334 years +0.0%
1982 334 years +0.0%
1983 334 years +0.0%
1984 334 years +0.0%
1985 334 years +0.0%
1986 334 years +0.0%
1987 334 years +0.0%
1988 334 years +0.0%
1989 334 years +0.0%
1990 334 years +0.0%
1991 334 years +0.0%
1992 334 years +0.0%
1993 334 years +0.0%
1994 334 years +0.0%
1995 334 years +0.0%
1996 334 years +0.0%
1997 334 years +0.0%
1998 334 years +0.0%
1999 334 years +0.0%
2000 334 years +0.0%
2001 334 years +0.0%
2002 334 years +0.0%
2003 334 years +0.0%
2004 334 years +0.0%
2005 334 years +0.0%
2006 334 years +0.0%
2007 334 years +0.0%
2008 334 years +0.0%
2009 334 years +0.0%
2010 334 years +0.0%
2011 334 years +0.0%
2012 334 years +0.0%
2013 334 years +0.0%
2014 334 years +0.0%
2015 334 years +0.0%
2016 334 years +0.0%
2017 334 years +0.0%
2018 334 years +0.0%
2019 334 years +0.0%
2020 334 years +0.0%
2021 334 years +0.0%
2022 334 years +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 334 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 334 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76 years, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Philippines 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
1566 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1567 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1568 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1569 +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 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1570s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1580s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1590s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1600s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1610s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1620s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1630s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1640s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1650s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1660s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1670s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1680s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1690s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1700s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1710s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1720s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1730s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1740s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1750s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1760s 200.5 years 196 years 205 years 10
1770s 210.5 years 206 years 215 years 10
1780s 220.5 years 216 years 225 years 10
1790s 230.5 years 226 years 235 years 10
1800s 240.5 years 236 years 245 years 10
1810s 250.5 years 246 years 255 years 10
1820s 260.5 years 256 years 265 years 10
1830s 270.5 years 266 years 275 years 10
1840s 280.5 years 276 years 285 years 10
1850s 290.5 years 286 years 295 years 10
1860s 300.5 years 296 years 305 years 10
1870s 310.5 years 306 years 315 years 10
1880s 320.5 years 316 years 325 years 10
1890s 330.4 years 326 years 334 years 10
1900s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1910s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1920s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1930s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1940s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1950s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1960s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1970s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1980s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1990s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2000s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2010s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2020s 334 years 334 years 334 years 3

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare
  2. 13 Barbados 340 years compare
  3. 13 Indonesia 340 years compare
  4. 15 East Timor 334 years compare
  5. 17 Saint Lucia 330 years compare
  6. 18 Grenada 325 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Philippines?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Philippines was 334 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 334 years in 1898.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Philippines rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Philippines ranks 15th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Philippines 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.