Years a country was a European overseas colony in Singapore

Singapore: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 138 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
138 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 159 countries
All-time high
138 years
in 1963
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

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

050100150146217422022

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

Analysis

Singapore recorded 138 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 Singapore peaked at 138 years in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Singapore ranks 51st 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 a country was a European overseas colony in Singapore, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Singapore, 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
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1826 1 years
1827 2 years +100.0%
1828 3 years +50.0%
1829 4 years +33.3%
1830 5 years +25.0%
1831 6 years +20.0%
1832 7 years +16.7%
1833 8 years +14.3%
1834 9 years +12.5%
1835 10 years +11.1%
1836 11 years +10.0%
1837 12 years +9.1%
1838 13 years +8.3%
1839 14 years +7.7%
1840 15 years +7.1%
1841 16 years +6.7%
1842 17 years +6.2%
1843 18 years +5.9%
1844 19 years +5.6%
1845 20 years +5.3%
1846 21 years +5.0%
1847 22 years +4.8%
1848 23 years +4.5%
1849 24 years +4.3%
1850 25 years +4.2%
1851 26 years +4.0%
1852 27 years +3.8%
1853 28 years +3.7%
1854 29 years +3.6%
1855 30 years +3.4%
1856 31 years +3.3%
1857 32 years +3.2%
1858 33 years +3.1%
1859 34 years +3.0%
1860 35 years +2.9%
1861 36 years +2.9%
1862 37 years +2.8%
1863 38 years +2.7%
1864 39 years +2.6%
1865 40 years +2.6%
1866 41 years +2.5%
1867 42 years +2.4%
1868 43 years +2.4%
1869 44 years +2.3%
1870 45 years +2.3%
1871 46 years +2.2%
1872 47 years +2.2%
1873 48 years +2.1%
1874 49 years +2.1%
1875 50 years +2.0%
1876 51 years +2.0%
1877 52 years +2.0%
1878 53 years +1.9%
1879 54 years +1.9%
1880 55 years +1.9%
1881 56 years +1.8%
1882 57 years +1.8%
1883 58 years +1.8%
1884 59 years +1.7%
1885 60 years +1.7%
1886 61 years +1.7%
1887 62 years +1.6%
1888 63 years +1.6%
1889 64 years +1.6%
1890 65 years +1.6%
1891 66 years +1.5%
1892 67 years +1.5%
1893 68 years +1.5%
1894 69 years +1.5%
1895 70 years +1.4%
1896 71 years +1.4%
1897 72 years +1.4%
1898 73 years +1.4%
1899 74 years +1.4%
1900 75 years +1.4%
1901 76 years +1.3%
1902 77 years +1.3%
1903 78 years +1.3%
1904 79 years +1.3%
1905 80 years +1.3%
1906 81 years +1.2%
1907 82 years +1.2%
1908 83 years +1.2%
1909 84 years +1.2%
1910 85 years +1.2%
1911 86 years +1.2%
1912 87 years +1.2%
1913 88 years +1.1%
1914 89 years +1.1%
1915 90 years +1.1%
1916 91 years +1.1%
1917 92 years +1.1%
1918 93 years +1.1%
1919 94 years +1.1%
1920 95 years +1.1%
1921 96 years +1.1%
1922 97 years +1.0%
1923 98 years +1.0%
1924 99 years +1.0%
1925 100 years +1.0%
1926 101 years +1.0%
1927 102 years +1.0%
1928 103 years +1.0%
1929 104 years +1.0%
1930 105 years +1.0%
1931 106 years +1.0%
1932 107 years +0.9%
1933 108 years +0.9%
1934 109 years +0.9%
1935 110 years +0.9%
1936 111 years +0.9%
1937 112 years +0.9%
1938 113 years +0.9%
1939 114 years +0.9%
1940 115 years +0.9%
1941 116 years +0.9%
1942 117 years +0.9%
1943 118 years +0.9%
1944 119 years +0.8%
1945 120 years +0.8%
1946 121 years +0.8%
1947 122 years +0.8%
1948 123 years +0.8%
1949 124 years +0.8%
1950 125 years +0.8%
1951 126 years +0.8%
1952 127 years +0.8%
1953 128 years +0.8%
1954 129 years +0.8%
1955 130 years +0.8%
1956 131 years +0.8%
1957 132 years +0.8%
1958 133 years +0.8%
1959 134 years +0.8%
1960 135 years +0.7%
1961 136 years +0.7%
1962 137 years +0.7%
1963 138 years +0.7%
1964 138 years +0.0%
1965 138 years +0.0%
1966 138 years +0.0%
1967 138 years +0.0%
1968 138 years +0.0%
1969 138 years +0.0%
1970 138 years +0.0%
1971 138 years +0.0%
1972 138 years +0.0%
1973 138 years +0.0%
1974 138 years +0.0%
1975 138 years +0.0%
1976 138 years +0.0%
1977 138 years +0.0%
1978 138 years +0.0%
1979 138 years +0.0%
1980 138 years +0.0%
1981 138 years +0.0%
1982 138 years +0.0%
1983 138 years +0.0%
1984 138 years +0.0%
1985 138 years +0.0%
1986 138 years +0.0%
1987 138 years +0.0%
1988 138 years +0.0%
1989 138 years +0.0%
1990 138 years +0.0%
1991 138 years +0.0%
1992 138 years +0.0%
1993 138 years +0.0%
1994 138 years +0.0%
1995 138 years +0.0%
1996 138 years +0.0%
1997 138 years +0.0%
1998 138 years +0.0%
1999 138 years +0.0%
2000 138 years +0.0%
2001 138 years +0.0%
2002 138 years +0.0%
2003 138 years +0.0%
2004 138 years +0.0%
2005 138 years +0.0%
2006 138 years +0.0%
2007 138 years +0.0%
2008 138 years +0.0%
2009 138 years +0.0%
2010 138 years +0.0%
2011 138 years +0.0%
2012 138 years +0.0%
2013 138 years +0.0%
2014 138 years +0.0%
2015 138 years +0.0%
2016 138 years +0.0%
2017 138 years +0.0%
2018 138 years +0.0%
2019 138 years +0.0%
2020 138 years +0.0%
2021 138 years +0.0%
2022 138 years +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 138 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 138 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76 years, 1.8× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Singapore 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
1827 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1828 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1829 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1830 +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 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1720s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1730s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1740s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1750s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1760s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1770s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1780s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1790s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1800s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1810s 0 years 0 years 0 years 10
1820s 1 years 0 years 4 years 10
1830s 9.5 years 5 years 14 years 10
1840s 19.5 years 15 years 24 years 10
1850s 29.5 years 25 years 34 years 10
1860s 39.5 years 35 years 44 years 10
1870s 49.5 years 45 years 54 years 10
1880s 59.5 years 55 years 64 years 10
1890s 69.5 years 65 years 74 years 10
1900s 79.5 years 75 years 84 years 10
1910s 89.5 years 85 years 94 years 10
1920s 99.5 years 95 years 104 years 10
1930s 109.5 years 105 years 114 years 10
1940s 119.5 years 115 years 124 years 10
1950s 129.5 years 125 years 134 years 10
1960s 137.4 years 135 years 138 years 10
1970s 138 years 138 years 138 years 10
1980s 138 years 138 years 138 years 10
1990s 138 years 138 years 138 years 10
2000s 138 years 138 years 138 years 10
2010s 138 years 138 years 138 years 10
2020s 138 years 138 years 138 years 3

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 48 United States 177 years compare
  2. 49 Equatorial Guinea 143 years compare
  3. 50 Haiti 140 years compare
  4. 52 Algeria 115 years compare
  5. 53 Bahrain 111 years compare
  6. 54 Brunei 97 years compare
  7. 54 Fiji 97 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Singapore?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Singapore was 138 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 Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 138 years in 1963.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Singapore rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Singapore ranks 51st out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Singapore 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.