Years colonized in East Timor

East Timor: Years colonized was 334 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
334
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 159 countries
All-time high
334
in 1975
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in East Timor, 1462–2022

0100200300146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in East Timor stood at 334. 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 colonized in East Timor peaked at 334 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

That places East Timor 15th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in East Timor, 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 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 1 —
1643 2 +100.0%
1644 3 +50.0%
1645 4 +33.3%
1646 5 +25.0%
1647 6 +20.0%
1648 7 +16.7%
1649 8 +14.3%
1650 9 +12.5%
1651 10 +11.1%
1652 11 +10.0%
1653 12 +9.1%
1654 13 +8.3%
1655 14 +7.7%
1656 15 +7.1%
1657 16 +6.7%
1658 17 +6.2%
1659 18 +5.9%
1660 19 +5.6%
1661 20 +5.3%
1662 21 +5.0%
1663 22 +4.8%
1664 23 +4.5%
1665 24 +4.3%
1666 25 +4.2%
1667 26 +4.0%
1668 27 +3.8%
1669 28 +3.7%
1670 29 +3.6%
1671 30 +3.4%
1672 31 +3.3%
1673 32 +3.2%
1674 33 +3.1%
1675 34 +3.0%
1676 35 +2.9%
1677 36 +2.9%
1678 37 +2.8%
1679 38 +2.7%
1680 39 +2.6%
1681 40 +2.6%
1682 41 +2.5%
1683 42 +2.4%
1684 43 +2.4%
1685 44 +2.3%
1686 45 +2.3%
1687 46 +2.2%
1688 47 +2.2%
1689 48 +2.1%
1690 49 +2.1%
1691 50 +2.0%
1692 51 +2.0%
1693 52 +2.0%
1694 53 +1.9%
1695 54 +1.9%
1696 55 +1.9%
1697 56 +1.8%
1698 57 +1.8%
1699 58 +1.8%
1700 59 +1.7%
1701 60 +1.7%
1702 61 +1.7%
1703 62 +1.6%
1704 63 +1.6%
1705 64 +1.6%
1706 65 +1.6%
1707 66 +1.5%
1708 67 +1.5%
1709 68 +1.5%
1710 69 +1.5%
1711 70 +1.4%
1712 71 +1.4%
1713 72 +1.4%
1714 73 +1.4%
1715 74 +1.4%
1716 75 +1.4%
1717 76 +1.3%
1718 77 +1.3%
1719 78 +1.3%
1720 79 +1.3%
1721 80 +1.3%
1722 81 +1.2%
1723 82 +1.2%
1724 83 +1.2%
1725 84 +1.2%
1726 85 +1.2%
1727 86 +1.2%
1728 87 +1.2%
1729 88 +1.1%
1730 89 +1.1%
1731 90 +1.1%
1732 91 +1.1%
1733 92 +1.1%
1734 93 +1.1%
1735 94 +1.1%
1736 95 +1.1%
1737 96 +1.1%
1738 97 +1.0%
1739 98 +1.0%
1740 99 +1.0%
1741 100 +1.0%
1742 101 +1.0%
1743 102 +1.0%
1744 103 +1.0%
1745 104 +1.0%
1746 105 +1.0%
1747 106 +1.0%
1748 107 +0.9%
1749 108 +0.9%
1750 109 +0.9%
1751 110 +0.9%
1752 111 +0.9%
1753 112 +0.9%
1754 113 +0.9%
1755 114 +0.9%
1756 115 +0.9%
1757 116 +0.9%
1758 117 +0.9%
1759 118 +0.9%
1760 119 +0.8%
1761 120 +0.8%
1762 121 +0.8%
1763 122 +0.8%
1764 123 +0.8%
1765 124 +0.8%
1766 125 +0.8%
1767 126 +0.8%
1768 127 +0.8%
1769 128 +0.8%
1770 129 +0.8%
1771 130 +0.8%
1772 131 +0.8%
1773 132 +0.8%
1774 133 +0.8%
1775 134 +0.8%
1776 135 +0.7%
1777 136 +0.7%
1778 137 +0.7%
1779 138 +0.7%
1780 139 +0.7%
1781 140 +0.7%
1782 141 +0.7%
1783 142 +0.7%
1784 143 +0.7%
1785 144 +0.7%
1786 145 +0.7%
1787 146 +0.7%
1788 147 +0.7%
1789 148 +0.7%
1790 149 +0.7%
1791 150 +0.7%
1792 151 +0.7%
1793 152 +0.7%
1794 153 +0.7%
1795 154 +0.7%
1796 155 +0.6%
1797 156 +0.6%
1798 157 +0.6%
1799 158 +0.6%
1800 159 +0.6%
1801 160 +0.6%
1802 161 +0.6%
1803 162 +0.6%
1804 163 +0.6%
1805 164 +0.6%
1806 165 +0.6%
1807 166 +0.6%
1808 167 +0.6%
1809 168 +0.6%
1810 169 +0.6%
1811 170 +0.6%
1812 171 +0.6%
1813 172 +0.6%
1814 173 +0.6%
1815 174 +0.6%
1816 175 +0.6%
1817 176 +0.6%
1818 177 +0.6%
1819 178 +0.6%
1820 179 +0.6%
1821 180 +0.6%
1822 181 +0.6%
1823 182 +0.6%
1824 183 +0.5%
1825 184 +0.5%
1826 185 +0.5%
1827 186 +0.5%
1828 187 +0.5%
1829 188 +0.5%
1830 189 +0.5%
1831 190 +0.5%
1832 191 +0.5%
1833 192 +0.5%
1834 193 +0.5%
1835 194 +0.5%
1836 195 +0.5%
1837 196 +0.5%
1838 197 +0.5%
1839 198 +0.5%
1840 199 +0.5%
1841 200 +0.5%
1842 201 +0.5%
1843 202 +0.5%
1844 203 +0.5%
1845 204 +0.5%
1846 205 +0.5%
1847 206 +0.5%
1848 207 +0.5%
1849 208 +0.5%
1850 209 +0.5%
1851 210 +0.5%
1852 211 +0.5%
1853 212 +0.5%
1854 213 +0.5%
1855 214 +0.5%
1856 215 +0.5%
1857 216 +0.5%
1858 217 +0.5%
1859 218 +0.5%
1860 219 +0.5%
1861 220 +0.5%
1862 221 +0.5%
1863 222 +0.5%
1864 223 +0.5%
1865 224 +0.4%
1866 225 +0.4%
1867 226 +0.4%
1868 227 +0.4%
1869 228 +0.4%
1870 229 +0.4%
1871 230 +0.4%
1872 231 +0.4%
1873 232 +0.4%
1874 233 +0.4%
1875 234 +0.4%
1876 235 +0.4%
1877 236 +0.4%
1878 237 +0.4%
1879 238 +0.4%
1880 239 +0.4%
1881 240 +0.4%
1882 241 +0.4%
1883 242 +0.4%
1884 243 +0.4%
1885 244 +0.4%
1886 245 +0.4%
1887 246 +0.4%
1888 247 +0.4%
1889 248 +0.4%
1890 249 +0.4%
1891 250 +0.4%
1892 251 +0.4%
1893 252 +0.4%
1894 253 +0.4%
1895 254 +0.4%
1896 255 +0.4%
1897 256 +0.4%
1898 257 +0.4%
1899 258 +0.4%
1900 259 +0.4%
1901 260 +0.4%
1902 261 +0.4%
1903 262 +0.4%
1904 263 +0.4%
1905 264 +0.4%
1906 265 +0.4%
1907 266 +0.4%
1908 267 +0.4%
1909 268 +0.4%
1910 269 +0.4%
1911 270 +0.4%
1912 271 +0.4%
1913 272 +0.4%
1914 273 +0.4%
1915 274 +0.4%
1916 275 +0.4%
1917 276 +0.4%
1918 277 +0.4%
1919 278 +0.4%
1920 279 +0.4%
1921 280 +0.4%
1922 281 +0.4%
1923 282 +0.4%
1924 283 +0.4%
1925 284 +0.4%
1926 285 +0.4%
1927 286 +0.4%
1928 287 +0.3%
1929 288 +0.3%
1930 289 +0.3%
1931 290 +0.3%
1932 291 +0.3%
1933 292 +0.3%
1934 293 +0.3%
1935 294 +0.3%
1936 295 +0.3%
1937 296 +0.3%
1938 297 +0.3%
1939 298 +0.3%
1940 299 +0.3%
1941 300 +0.3%
1942 301 +0.3%
1943 302 +0.3%
1944 303 +0.3%
1945 304 +0.3%
1946 305 +0.3%
1947 306 +0.3%
1948 307 +0.3%
1949 308 +0.3%
1950 309 +0.3%
1951 310 +0.3%
1952 311 +0.3%
1953 312 +0.3%
1954 313 +0.3%
1955 314 +0.3%
1956 315 +0.3%
1957 316 +0.3%
1958 317 +0.3%
1959 318 +0.3%
1960 319 +0.3%
1961 320 +0.3%
1962 321 +0.3%
1963 322 +0.3%
1964 323 +0.3%
1965 324 +0.3%
1966 325 +0.3%
1967 326 +0.3%
1968 327 +0.3%
1969 328 +0.3%
1970 329 +0.3%
1971 330 +0.3%
1972 331 +0.3%
1973 332 +0.3%
1974 333 +0.3%
1975 334 +0.3%
1976 334 +0.0%
1977 334 +0.0%
1978 334 +0.0%
1979 334 +0.0%
1980 334 +0.0%
1981 334 +0.0%
1982 334 +0.0%
1983 334 +0.0%
1984 334 +0.0%
1985 334 +0.0%
1986 334 +0.0%
1987 334 +0.0%
1988 334 +0.0%
1989 334 +0.0%
1990 334 +0.0%
1991 334 +0.0%
1992 334 +0.0%
1993 334 +0.0%
1994 334 +0.0%
1995 334 +0.0%
1996 334 +0.0%
1997 334 +0.0%
1998 334 +0.0%
1999 334 +0.0%
2000 334 +0.0%
2001 334 +0.0%
2002 334 +0.0%
2003 334 +0.0%
2004 334 +0.0%
2005 334 +0.0%
2006 334 +0.0%
2007 334 +0.0%
2008 334 +0.0%
2009 334 +0.0%
2010 334 +0.0%
2011 334 +0.0%
2012 334 +0.0%
2013 334 +0.0%
2014 334 +0.0%
2015 334 +0.0%
2016 334 +0.0%
2017 334 +0.0%
2018 334 +0.0%
2019 334 +0.0%
2020 334 +0.0%
2021 334 +0.0%
2022 334 +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 334 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 4.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 334 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in East Timor 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
1643 +100.0% 1 2
1644 +50.0% 2 3
1645 +33.3% 3 4
1646 +25.0% 4 5

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 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 3.6 0 8 10
1650s 13.5 9 18 10
1660s 23.5 19 28 10
1670s 33.5 29 38 10
1680s 43.5 39 48 10
1690s 53.5 49 58 10
1700s 63.5 59 68 10
1710s 73.5 69 78 10
1720s 83.5 79 88 10
1730s 93.5 89 98 10
1740s 103.5 99 108 10
1750s 113.5 109 118 10
1760s 123.5 119 128 10
1770s 133.5 129 138 10
1780s 143.5 139 148 10
1790s 153.5 149 158 10
1800s 163.5 159 168 10
1810s 173.5 169 178 10
1820s 183.5 179 188 10
1830s 193.5 189 198 10
1840s 203.5 199 208 10
1850s 213.5 209 218 10
1860s 223.5 219 228 10
1870s 233.5 229 238 10
1880s 243.5 239 248 10
1890s 253.5 249 258 10
1900s 263.5 259 268 10
1910s 273.5 269 278 10
1920s 283.5 279 288 10
1930s 293.5 289 298 10
1940s 303.5 299 308 10
1950s 313.5 309 318 10
1960s 323.5 319 328 10
1970s 332.5 329 334 10
1980s 334 334 334 10
1990s 334 334 334 10
2000s 334 334 334 10
2010s 334 334 334 10
2020s 334 334 334 3

Countries ranked near East Timor

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in East Timor?
Years colonized in East Timor was 334 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 334 in 1975.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does East Timor rank for years colonized?
East Timor ranks 15th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this East Timor 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
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