Years colonized in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Years colonized was 189 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
189
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 159 countries
All-time high
189
in 1948
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Sri Lanka, 1462–2022

050100150200146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 189 for years colonized in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Sri Lanka peaked at 189 in 1948 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Sri Lanka ranks 47th 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 colonized in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Sri Lanka, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 1 —
1620 2 +100.0%
1621 3 +50.0%
1622 4 +33.3%
1623 5 +25.0%
1624 6 +20.0%
1625 7 +16.7%
1626 8 +14.3%
1627 9 +12.5%
1628 10 +11.1%
1629 11 +10.0%
1630 12 +9.1%
1631 13 +8.3%
1632 14 +7.7%
1633 15 +7.1%
1634 16 +6.7%
1635 17 +6.2%
1636 18 +5.9%
1637 19 +5.6%
1638 20 +5.3%
1639 21 +5.0%
1640 22 +4.8%
1641 23 +4.5%
1642 24 +4.3%
1643 25 +4.2%
1644 26 +4.0%
1645 27 +3.8%
1646 28 +3.7%
1647 29 +3.6%
1648 30 +3.4%
1649 31 +3.3%
1650 32 +3.2%
1651 33 +3.1%
1652 34 +3.0%
1653 35 +2.9%
1654 36 +2.9%
1655 37 +2.8%
1656 38 +2.7%
1657 38 +0.0%
1658 38 +0.0%
1659 38 +0.0%
1660 38 +0.0%
1661 38 +0.0%
1662 38 +0.0%
1663 38 +0.0%
1664 38 +0.0%
1665 38 +0.0%
1666 38 +0.0%
1667 38 +0.0%
1668 38 +0.0%
1669 38 +0.0%
1670 38 +0.0%
1671 38 +0.0%
1672 38 +0.0%
1673 38 +0.0%
1674 38 +0.0%
1675 38 +0.0%
1676 38 +0.0%
1677 38 +0.0%
1678 38 +0.0%
1679 38 +0.0%
1680 38 +0.0%
1681 38 +0.0%
1682 38 +0.0%
1683 38 +0.0%
1684 38 +0.0%
1685 38 +0.0%
1686 38 +0.0%
1687 38 +0.0%
1688 38 +0.0%
1689 38 +0.0%
1690 38 +0.0%
1691 38 +0.0%
1692 38 +0.0%
1693 38 +0.0%
1694 38 +0.0%
1695 38 +0.0%
1696 38 +0.0%
1697 38 +0.0%
1698 38 +0.0%
1699 38 +0.0%
1700 38 +0.0%
1701 38 +0.0%
1702 38 +0.0%
1703 38 +0.0%
1704 38 +0.0%
1705 38 +0.0%
1706 38 +0.0%
1707 38 +0.0%
1708 38 +0.0%
1709 38 +0.0%
1710 38 +0.0%
1711 38 +0.0%
1712 38 +0.0%
1713 38 +0.0%
1714 38 +0.0%
1715 38 +0.0%
1716 38 +0.0%
1717 38 +0.0%
1718 38 +0.0%
1719 38 +0.0%
1720 38 +0.0%
1721 38 +0.0%
1722 38 +0.0%
1723 38 +0.0%
1724 38 +0.0%
1725 38 +0.0%
1726 38 +0.0%
1727 38 +0.0%
1728 38 +0.0%
1729 38 +0.0%
1730 38 +0.0%
1731 38 +0.0%
1732 38 +0.0%
1733 38 +0.0%
1734 38 +0.0%
1735 38 +0.0%
1736 38 +0.0%
1737 38 +0.0%
1738 38 +0.0%
1739 38 +0.0%
1740 38 +0.0%
1741 38 +0.0%
1742 38 +0.0%
1743 38 +0.0%
1744 38 +0.0%
1745 38 +0.0%
1746 38 +0.0%
1747 38 +0.0%
1748 38 +0.0%
1749 38 +0.0%
1750 38 +0.0%
1751 38 +0.0%
1752 38 +0.0%
1753 38 +0.0%
1754 38 +0.0%
1755 38 +0.0%
1756 38 +0.0%
1757 38 +0.0%
1758 38 +0.0%
1759 38 +0.0%
1760 38 +0.0%
1761 38 +0.0%
1762 38 +0.0%
1763 38 +0.0%
1764 38 +0.0%
1765 38 +0.0%
1766 38 +0.0%
1767 38 +0.0%
1768 38 +0.0%
1769 38 +0.0%
1770 38 +0.0%
1771 38 +0.0%
1772 38 +0.0%
1773 38 +0.0%
1774 38 +0.0%
1775 38 +0.0%
1776 38 +0.0%
1777 38 +0.0%
1778 38 +0.0%
1779 38 +0.0%
1780 38 +0.0%
1781 38 +0.0%
1782 38 +0.0%
1783 38 +0.0%
1784 38 +0.0%
1785 38 +0.0%
1786 38 +0.0%
1787 38 +0.0%
1788 38 +0.0%
1789 38 +0.0%
1790 38 +0.0%
1791 38 +0.0%
1792 38 +0.0%
1793 38 +0.0%
1794 38 +0.0%
1795 38 +0.0%
1796 38 +0.0%
1797 38 +0.0%
1798 39 +2.6%
1799 40 +2.6%
1800 41 +2.5%
1801 42 +2.4%
1802 43 +2.4%
1803 44 +2.3%
1804 45 +2.3%
1805 46 +2.2%
1806 47 +2.2%
1807 48 +2.1%
1808 49 +2.1%
1809 50 +2.0%
1810 51 +2.0%
1811 52 +2.0%
1812 53 +1.9%
1813 54 +1.9%
1814 55 +1.9%
1815 56 +1.8%
1816 57 +1.8%
1817 58 +1.8%
1818 59 +1.7%
1819 60 +1.7%
1820 61 +1.7%
1821 62 +1.6%
1822 63 +1.6%
1823 64 +1.6%
1824 65 +1.6%
1825 66 +1.5%
1826 67 +1.5%
1827 68 +1.5%
1828 69 +1.5%
1829 70 +1.4%
1830 71 +1.4%
1831 72 +1.4%
1832 73 +1.4%
1833 74 +1.4%
1834 75 +1.4%
1835 76 +1.3%
1836 77 +1.3%
1837 78 +1.3%
1838 79 +1.3%
1839 80 +1.3%
1840 81 +1.2%
1841 82 +1.2%
1842 83 +1.2%
1843 84 +1.2%
1844 85 +1.2%
1845 86 +1.2%
1846 87 +1.2%
1847 88 +1.1%
1848 89 +1.1%
1849 90 +1.1%
1850 91 +1.1%
1851 92 +1.1%
1852 93 +1.1%
1853 94 +1.1%
1854 95 +1.1%
1855 96 +1.1%
1856 97 +1.0%
1857 98 +1.0%
1858 99 +1.0%
1859 100 +1.0%
1860 101 +1.0%
1861 102 +1.0%
1862 103 +1.0%
1863 104 +1.0%
1864 105 +1.0%
1865 106 +1.0%
1866 107 +0.9%
1867 108 +0.9%
1868 109 +0.9%
1869 110 +0.9%
1870 111 +0.9%
1871 112 +0.9%
1872 113 +0.9%
1873 114 +0.9%
1874 115 +0.9%
1875 116 +0.9%
1876 117 +0.9%
1877 118 +0.9%
1878 119 +0.8%
1879 120 +0.8%
1880 121 +0.8%
1881 122 +0.8%
1882 123 +0.8%
1883 124 +0.8%
1884 125 +0.8%
1885 126 +0.8%
1886 127 +0.8%
1887 128 +0.8%
1888 129 +0.8%
1889 130 +0.8%
1890 131 +0.8%
1891 132 +0.8%
1892 133 +0.8%
1893 134 +0.8%
1894 135 +0.7%
1895 136 +0.7%
1896 137 +0.7%
1897 138 +0.7%
1898 139 +0.7%
1899 140 +0.7%
1900 141 +0.7%
1901 142 +0.7%
1902 143 +0.7%
1903 144 +0.7%
1904 145 +0.7%
1905 146 +0.7%
1906 147 +0.7%
1907 148 +0.7%
1908 149 +0.7%
1909 150 +0.7%
1910 151 +0.7%
1911 152 +0.7%
1912 153 +0.7%
1913 154 +0.7%
1914 155 +0.6%
1915 156 +0.6%
1916 157 +0.6%
1917 158 +0.6%
1918 159 +0.6%
1919 160 +0.6%
1920 161 +0.6%
1921 162 +0.6%
1922 163 +0.6%
1923 164 +0.6%
1924 165 +0.6%
1925 166 +0.6%
1926 167 +0.6%
1927 168 +0.6%
1928 169 +0.6%
1929 170 +0.6%
1930 171 +0.6%
1931 172 +0.6%
1932 173 +0.6%
1933 174 +0.6%
1934 175 +0.6%
1935 176 +0.6%
1936 177 +0.6%
1937 178 +0.6%
1938 179 +0.6%
1939 180 +0.6%
1940 181 +0.6%
1941 182 +0.6%
1942 183 +0.5%
1943 184 +0.5%
1944 185 +0.5%
1945 186 +0.5%
1946 187 +0.5%
1947 188 +0.5%
1948 189 +0.5%
1949 189 +0.0%
1950 189 +0.0%
1951 189 +0.0%
1952 189 +0.0%
1953 189 +0.0%
1954 189 +0.0%
1955 189 +0.0%
1956 189 +0.0%
1957 189 +0.0%
1958 189 +0.0%
1959 189 +0.0%
1960 189 +0.0%
1961 189 +0.0%
1962 189 +0.0%
1963 189 +0.0%
1964 189 +0.0%
1965 189 +0.0%
1966 189 +0.0%
1967 189 +0.0%
1968 189 +0.0%
1969 189 +0.0%
1970 189 +0.0%
1971 189 +0.0%
1972 189 +0.0%
1973 189 +0.0%
1974 189 +0.0%
1975 189 +0.0%
1976 189 +0.0%
1977 189 +0.0%
1978 189 +0.0%
1979 189 +0.0%
1980 189 +0.0%
1981 189 +0.0%
1982 189 +0.0%
1983 189 +0.0%
1984 189 +0.0%
1985 189 +0.0%
1986 189 +0.0%
1987 189 +0.0%
1988 189 +0.0%
1989 189 +0.0%
1990 189 +0.0%
1991 189 +0.0%
1992 189 +0.0%
1993 189 +0.0%
1994 189 +0.0%
1995 189 +0.0%
1996 189 +0.0%
1997 189 +0.0%
1998 189 +0.0%
1999 189 +0.0%
2000 189 +0.0%
2001 189 +0.0%
2002 189 +0.0%
2003 189 +0.0%
2004 189 +0.0%
2005 189 +0.0%
2006 189 +0.0%
2007 189 +0.0%
2008 189 +0.0%
2009 189 +0.0%
2010 189 +0.0%
2011 189 +0.0%
2012 189 +0.0%
2013 189 +0.0%
2014 189 +0.0%
2015 189 +0.0%
2016 189 +0.0%
2017 189 +0.0%
2018 189 +0.0%
2019 189 +0.0%
2020 189 +0.0%
2021 189 +0.0%
2022 189 +0.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 189 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 95% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 189 is above the median for South Asia, which is 85, 2.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0.1 0 1 10
1620s 6.5 2 11 10
1630s 16.5 12 21 10
1640s 26.5 22 31 10
1650s 35.9 32 38 10
1660s 38 38 38 10
1670s 38 38 38 10
1680s 38 38 38 10
1690s 38 38 38 10
1700s 38 38 38 10
1710s 38 38 38 10
1720s 38 38 38 10
1730s 38 38 38 10
1740s 38 38 38 10
1750s 38 38 38 10
1760s 38 38 38 10
1770s 38 38 38 10
1780s 38 38 38 10
1790s 38.3 38 40 10
1800s 45.5 41 50 10
1810s 55.5 51 60 10
1820s 65.5 61 70 10
1830s 75.5 71 80 10
1840s 85.5 81 90 10
1850s 95.5 91 100 10
1860s 105.5 101 110 10
1870s 115.5 111 120 10
1880s 125.5 121 130 10
1890s 135.5 131 140 10
1900s 145.5 141 150 10
1910s 155.5 151 160 10
1920s 165.5 161 170 10
1930s 175.5 171 180 10
1940s 185.4 181 189 10
1950s 189 189 189 10
1960s 189 189 189 10
1970s 189 189 189 10
1980s 189 189 189 10
1990s 189 189 189 10
2000s 189 189 189 10
2010s 189 189 189 10
2020s 189 189 189 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 44 Uruguay 204 compare
  2. 45 Seychelles 202 compare
  3. 46 Bahamas 191 compare
  4. 48 United States 177 compare
  5. 49 Equatorial Guinea 143 compare
  6. 50 Haiti 140 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Sri Lanka?
Years colonized in Sri Lanka was 189 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 189 in 1948.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Sri Lanka rank for years colonized?
Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
Last refreshed