Years a country was a European overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 218 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
218 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 159 countries
All-time high
218 years
in 1979
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1462–2022

050100150200146217422022

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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines stood at 218 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 218 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 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
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1761 0 years
1762 1 years
1763 2 years +100.0%
1764 3 years +50.0%
1765 4 years +33.3%
1766 5 years +25.0%
1767 6 years +20.0%
1768 7 years +16.7%
1769 8 years +14.3%
1770 9 years +12.5%
1771 10 years +11.1%
1772 11 years +10.0%
1773 12 years +9.1%
1774 13 years +8.3%
1775 14 years +7.7%
1776 15 years +7.1%
1777 16 years +6.7%
1778 17 years +6.2%
1779 18 years +5.9%
1780 19 years +5.6%
1781 20 years +5.3%
1782 21 years +5.0%
1783 22 years +4.8%
1784 23 years +4.5%
1785 24 years +4.3%
1786 25 years +4.2%
1787 26 years +4.0%
1788 27 years +3.8%
1789 28 years +3.7%
1790 29 years +3.6%
1791 30 years +3.4%
1792 31 years +3.3%
1793 32 years +3.2%
1794 33 years +3.1%
1795 34 years +3.0%
1796 35 years +2.9%
1797 36 years +2.9%
1798 37 years +2.8%
1799 38 years +2.7%
1800 39 years +2.6%
1801 40 years +2.6%
1802 41 years +2.5%
1803 42 years +2.4%
1804 43 years +2.4%
1805 44 years +2.3%
1806 45 years +2.3%
1807 46 years +2.2%
1808 47 years +2.2%
1809 48 years +2.1%
1810 49 years +2.1%
1811 50 years +2.0%
1812 51 years +2.0%
1813 52 years +2.0%
1814 53 years +1.9%
1815 54 years +1.9%
1816 55 years +1.9%
1817 56 years +1.8%
1818 57 years +1.8%
1819 58 years +1.8%
1820 59 years +1.7%
1821 60 years +1.7%
1822 61 years +1.7%
1823 62 years +1.6%
1824 63 years +1.6%
1825 64 years +1.6%
1826 65 years +1.6%
1827 66 years +1.5%
1828 67 years +1.5%
1829 68 years +1.5%
1830 69 years +1.5%
1831 70 years +1.4%
1832 71 years +1.4%
1833 72 years +1.4%
1834 73 years +1.4%
1835 74 years +1.4%
1836 75 years +1.4%
1837 76 years +1.3%
1838 77 years +1.3%
1839 78 years +1.3%
1840 79 years +1.3%
1841 80 years +1.3%
1842 81 years +1.2%
1843 82 years +1.2%
1844 83 years +1.2%
1845 84 years +1.2%
1846 85 years +1.2%
1847 86 years +1.2%
1848 87 years +1.2%
1849 88 years +1.1%
1850 89 years +1.1%
1851 90 years +1.1%
1852 91 years +1.1%
1853 92 years +1.1%
1854 93 years +1.1%
1855 94 years +1.1%
1856 95 years +1.1%
1857 96 years +1.1%
1858 97 years +1.0%
1859 98 years +1.0%
1860 99 years +1.0%
1861 100 years +1.0%
1862 101 years +1.0%
1863 102 years +1.0%
1864 103 years +1.0%
1865 104 years +1.0%
1866 105 years +1.0%
1867 106 years +1.0%
1868 107 years +0.9%
1869 108 years +0.9%
1870 109 years +0.9%
1871 110 years +0.9%
1872 111 years +0.9%
1873 112 years +0.9%
1874 113 years +0.9%
1875 114 years +0.9%
1876 115 years +0.9%
1877 116 years +0.9%
1878 117 years +0.9%
1879 118 years +0.9%
1880 119 years +0.8%
1881 120 years +0.8%
1882 121 years +0.8%
1883 122 years +0.8%
1884 123 years +0.8%
1885 124 years +0.8%
1886 125 years +0.8%
1887 126 years +0.8%
1888 127 years +0.8%
1889 128 years +0.8%
1890 129 years +0.8%
1891 130 years +0.8%
1892 131 years +0.8%
1893 132 years +0.8%
1894 133 years +0.8%
1895 134 years +0.8%
1896 135 years +0.7%
1897 136 years +0.7%
1898 137 years +0.7%
1899 138 years +0.7%
1900 139 years +0.7%
1901 140 years +0.7%
1902 141 years +0.7%
1903 142 years +0.7%
1904 143 years +0.7%
1905 144 years +0.7%
1906 145 years +0.7%
1907 146 years +0.7%
1908 147 years +0.7%
1909 148 years +0.7%
1910 149 years +0.7%
1911 150 years +0.7%
1912 151 years +0.7%
1913 152 years +0.7%
1914 153 years +0.7%
1915 154 years +0.7%
1916 155 years +0.6%
1917 156 years +0.6%
1918 157 years +0.6%
1919 158 years +0.6%
1920 159 years +0.6%
1921 160 years +0.6%
1922 161 years +0.6%
1923 162 years +0.6%
1924 163 years +0.6%
1925 164 years +0.6%
1926 165 years +0.6%
1927 166 years +0.6%
1928 167 years +0.6%
1929 168 years +0.6%
1930 169 years +0.6%
1931 170 years +0.6%
1932 171 years +0.6%
1933 172 years +0.6%
1934 173 years +0.6%
1935 174 years +0.6%
1936 175 years +0.6%
1937 176 years +0.6%
1938 177 years +0.6%
1939 178 years +0.6%
1940 179 years +0.6%
1941 180 years +0.6%
1942 181 years +0.6%
1943 182 years +0.6%
1944 183 years +0.5%
1945 184 years +0.5%
1946 185 years +0.5%
1947 186 years +0.5%
1948 187 years +0.5%
1949 188 years +0.5%
1950 189 years +0.5%
1951 190 years +0.5%
1952 191 years +0.5%
1953 192 years +0.5%
1954 193 years +0.5%
1955 194 years +0.5%
1956 195 years +0.5%
1957 196 years +0.5%
1958 197 years +0.5%
1959 198 years +0.5%
1960 199 years +0.5%
1961 200 years +0.5%
1962 201 years +0.5%
1963 202 years +0.5%
1964 203 years +0.5%
1965 204 years +0.5%
1966 205 years +0.5%
1967 206 years +0.5%
1968 207 years +0.5%
1969 208 years +0.5%
1970 209 years +0.5%
1971 210 years +0.5%
1972 211 years +0.5%
1973 212 years +0.5%
1974 213 years +0.5%
1975 214 years +0.5%
1976 215 years +0.5%
1977 216 years +0.5%
1978 217 years +0.5%
1979 218 years +0.5%
1980 218 years +0.0%
1981 218 years +0.0%
1982 218 years +0.0%
1983 218 years +0.0%
1984 218 years +0.0%
1985 218 years +0.0%
1986 218 years +0.0%
1987 218 years +0.0%
1988 218 years +0.0%
1989 218 years +0.0%
1990 218 years +0.0%
1991 218 years +0.0%
1992 218 years +0.0%
1993 218 years +0.0%
1994 218 years +0.0%
1995 218 years +0.0%
1996 218 years +0.0%
1997 218 years +0.0%
1998 218 years +0.0%
1999 218 years +0.0%
2000 218 years +0.0%
2001 218 years +0.0%
2002 218 years +0.0%
2003 218 years +0.0%
2004 218 years +0.0%
2005 218 years +0.0%
2006 218 years +0.0%
2007 218 years +0.0%
2008 218 years +0.0%
2009 218 years +0.0%
2010 218 years +0.0%
2011 218 years +0.0%
2012 218 years +0.0%
2013 218 years +0.0%
2014 218 years +0.0%
2015 218 years +0.0%
2016 218 years +0.0%
2017 218 years +0.0%
2018 218 years +0.0%
2019 218 years +0.0%
2020 218 years +0.0%
2021 218 years +0.0%
2022 218 years +0.0%

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines compared with similar countries

  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 218 years is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198 years, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines's 218 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 73% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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
1763 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1764 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1765 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1766 +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 3.6 years 0 years 8 years 10
1770s 13.5 years 9 years 18 years 10
1780s 23.5 years 19 years 28 years 10
1790s 33.5 years 29 years 38 years 10
1800s 43.5 years 39 years 48 years 10
1810s 53.5 years 49 years 58 years 10
1820s 63.5 years 59 years 68 years 10
1830s 73.5 years 69 years 78 years 10
1840s 83.5 years 79 years 88 years 10
1850s 93.5 years 89 years 98 years 10
1860s 103.5 years 99 years 108 years 10
1870s 113.5 years 109 years 118 years 10
1880s 123.5 years 119 years 128 years 10
1890s 133.5 years 129 years 138 years 10
1900s 143.5 years 139 years 148 years 10
1910s 153.5 years 149 years 158 years 10
1920s 163.5 years 159 years 168 years 10
1930s 173.5 years 169 years 178 years 10
1940s 183.5 years 179 years 188 years 10
1950s 193.5 years 189 years 198 years 10
1960s 203.5 years 199 years 208 years 10
1970s 213.5 years 209 years 218 years 10
1980s 218 years 218 years 218 years 10
1990s 218 years 218 years 218 years 10
2000s 218 years 218 years 218 years 10
2010s 218 years 218 years 218 years 10
2020s 218 years 218 years 218 years 3

Countries ranked near Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

  1. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 years compare
  2. 40 Argentina 240 years compare
  3. 41 Senegal 232 years compare
  4. 43 Malaysia 207 years compare
  5. 44 Uruguay 204 years compare
  6. 45 Seychelles 202 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 218 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 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The highest recorded value was 218 years in 1979.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 42nd out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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.