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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.

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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.