Years a country was a European overseas colony in East Timor

East Timor: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 334 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

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

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

0100200300146217422022

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 East Timor stood at 334 years. 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 East Timor peaked at 334 years in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0 years, 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 a country was a European overseas colony in East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in East Timor, 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
1473 0 years
1474 0 years
1475 0 years
1476 0 years
1477 0 years
1478 0 years
1479 0 years
1480 0 years
1481 0 years
1482 0 years
1483 0 years
1484 0 years
1485 0 years
1486 0 years
1487 0 years
1488 0 years
1489 0 years
1490 0 years
1491 0 years
1492 0 years
1493 0 years
1494 0 years
1495 0 years
1496 0 years
1497 0 years
1498 0 years
1499 0 years
1500 0 years
1501 0 years
1502 0 years
1503 0 years
1504 0 years
1505 0 years
1506 0 years
1507 0 years
1508 0 years
1509 0 years
1510 0 years
1511 0 years
1512 0 years
1513 0 years
1514 0 years
1515 0 years
1516 0 years
1517 0 years
1518 0 years
1519 0 years
1520 0 years
1521 0 years
1522 0 years
1523 0 years
1524 0 years
1525 0 years
1526 0 years
1527 0 years
1528 0 years
1529 0 years
1530 0 years
1531 0 years
1532 0 years
1533 0 years
1534 0 years
1535 0 years
1536 0 years
1537 0 years
1538 0 years
1539 0 years
1540 0 years
1541 0 years
1542 0 years
1543 0 years
1544 0 years
1545 0 years
1546 0 years
1547 0 years
1548 0 years
1549 0 years
1550 0 years
1551 0 years
1552 0 years
1553 0 years
1554 0 years
1555 0 years
1556 0 years
1557 0 years
1558 0 years
1559 0 years
1560 0 years
1561 0 years
1562 0 years
1563 0 years
1564 0 years
1565 0 years
1566 0 years
1567 0 years
1568 0 years
1569 0 years
1570 0 years
1571 0 years
1572 0 years
1573 0 years
1574 0 years
1575 0 years
1576 0 years
1577 0 years
1578 0 years
1579 0 years
1580 0 years
1581 0 years
1582 0 years
1583 0 years
1584 0 years
1585 0 years
1586 0 years
1587 0 years
1588 0 years
1589 0 years
1590 0 years
1591 0 years
1592 0 years
1593 0 years
1594 0 years
1595 0 years
1596 0 years
1597 0 years
1598 0 years
1599 0 years
1600 0 years
1601 0 years
1602 0 years
1603 0 years
1604 0 years
1605 0 years
1606 0 years
1607 0 years
1608 0 years
1609 0 years
1610 0 years
1611 0 years
1612 0 years
1613 0 years
1614 0 years
1615 0 years
1616 0 years
1617 0 years
1618 0 years
1619 0 years
1620 0 years
1621 0 years
1622 0 years
1623 0 years
1624 0 years
1625 0 years
1626 0 years
1627 0 years
1628 0 years
1629 0 years
1630 0 years
1631 0 years
1632 0 years
1633 0 years
1634 0 years
1635 0 years
1636 0 years
1637 0 years
1638 0 years
1639 0 years
1640 0 years
1641 0 years
1642 1 years
1643 2 years +100.0%
1644 3 years +50.0%
1645 4 years +33.3%
1646 5 years +25.0%
1647 6 years +20.0%
1648 7 years +16.7%
1649 8 years +14.3%
1650 9 years +12.5%
1651 10 years +11.1%
1652 11 years +10.0%
1653 12 years +9.1%
1654 13 years +8.3%
1655 14 years +7.7%
1656 15 years +7.1%
1657 16 years +6.7%
1658 17 years +6.2%
1659 18 years +5.9%
1660 19 years +5.6%
1661 20 years +5.3%
1662 21 years +5.0%
1663 22 years +4.8%
1664 23 years +4.5%
1665 24 years +4.3%
1666 25 years +4.2%
1667 26 years +4.0%
1668 27 years +3.8%
1669 28 years +3.7%
1670 29 years +3.6%
1671 30 years +3.4%
1672 31 years +3.3%
1673 32 years +3.2%
1674 33 years +3.1%
1675 34 years +3.0%
1676 35 years +2.9%
1677 36 years +2.9%
1678 37 years +2.8%
1679 38 years +2.7%
1680 39 years +2.6%
1681 40 years +2.6%
1682 41 years +2.5%
1683 42 years +2.4%
1684 43 years +2.4%
1685 44 years +2.3%
1686 45 years +2.3%
1687 46 years +2.2%
1688 47 years +2.2%
1689 48 years +2.1%
1690 49 years +2.1%
1691 50 years +2.0%
1692 51 years +2.0%
1693 52 years +2.0%
1694 53 years +1.9%
1695 54 years +1.9%
1696 55 years +1.9%
1697 56 years +1.8%
1698 57 years +1.8%
1699 58 years +1.8%
1700 59 years +1.7%
1701 60 years +1.7%
1702 61 years +1.7%
1703 62 years +1.6%
1704 63 years +1.6%
1705 64 years +1.6%
1706 65 years +1.6%
1707 66 years +1.5%
1708 67 years +1.5%
1709 68 years +1.5%
1710 69 years +1.5%
1711 70 years +1.4%
1712 71 years +1.4%
1713 72 years +1.4%
1714 73 years +1.4%
1715 74 years +1.4%
1716 75 years +1.4%
1717 76 years +1.3%
1718 77 years +1.3%
1719 78 years +1.3%
1720 79 years +1.3%
1721 80 years +1.3%
1722 81 years +1.2%
1723 82 years +1.2%
1724 83 years +1.2%
1725 84 years +1.2%
1726 85 years +1.2%
1727 86 years +1.2%
1728 87 years +1.2%
1729 88 years +1.1%
1730 89 years +1.1%
1731 90 years +1.1%
1732 91 years +1.1%
1733 92 years +1.1%
1734 93 years +1.1%
1735 94 years +1.1%
1736 95 years +1.1%
1737 96 years +1.1%
1738 97 years +1.0%
1739 98 years +1.0%
1740 99 years +1.0%
1741 100 years +1.0%
1742 101 years +1.0%
1743 102 years +1.0%
1744 103 years +1.0%
1745 104 years +1.0%
1746 105 years +1.0%
1747 106 years +1.0%
1748 107 years +0.9%
1749 108 years +0.9%
1750 109 years +0.9%
1751 110 years +0.9%
1752 111 years +0.9%
1753 112 years +0.9%
1754 113 years +0.9%
1755 114 years +0.9%
1756 115 years +0.9%
1757 116 years +0.9%
1758 117 years +0.9%
1759 118 years +0.9%
1760 119 years +0.8%
1761 120 years +0.8%
1762 121 years +0.8%
1763 122 years +0.8%
1764 123 years +0.8%
1765 124 years +0.8%
1766 125 years +0.8%
1767 126 years +0.8%
1768 127 years +0.8%
1769 128 years +0.8%
1770 129 years +0.8%
1771 130 years +0.8%
1772 131 years +0.8%
1773 132 years +0.8%
1774 133 years +0.8%
1775 134 years +0.8%
1776 135 years +0.7%
1777 136 years +0.7%
1778 137 years +0.7%
1779 138 years +0.7%
1780 139 years +0.7%
1781 140 years +0.7%
1782 141 years +0.7%
1783 142 years +0.7%
1784 143 years +0.7%
1785 144 years +0.7%
1786 145 years +0.7%
1787 146 years +0.7%
1788 147 years +0.7%
1789 148 years +0.7%
1790 149 years +0.7%
1791 150 years +0.7%
1792 151 years +0.7%
1793 152 years +0.7%
1794 153 years +0.7%
1795 154 years +0.7%
1796 155 years +0.6%
1797 156 years +0.6%
1798 157 years +0.6%
1799 158 years +0.6%
1800 159 years +0.6%
1801 160 years +0.6%
1802 161 years +0.6%
1803 162 years +0.6%
1804 163 years +0.6%
1805 164 years +0.6%
1806 165 years +0.6%
1807 166 years +0.6%
1808 167 years +0.6%
1809 168 years +0.6%
1810 169 years +0.6%
1811 170 years +0.6%
1812 171 years +0.6%
1813 172 years +0.6%
1814 173 years +0.6%
1815 174 years +0.6%
1816 175 years +0.6%
1817 176 years +0.6%
1818 177 years +0.6%
1819 178 years +0.6%
1820 179 years +0.6%
1821 180 years +0.6%
1822 181 years +0.6%
1823 182 years +0.6%
1824 183 years +0.5%
1825 184 years +0.5%
1826 185 years +0.5%
1827 186 years +0.5%
1828 187 years +0.5%
1829 188 years +0.5%
1830 189 years +0.5%
1831 190 years +0.5%
1832 191 years +0.5%
1833 192 years +0.5%
1834 193 years +0.5%
1835 194 years +0.5%
1836 195 years +0.5%
1837 196 years +0.5%
1838 197 years +0.5%
1839 198 years +0.5%
1840 199 years +0.5%
1841 200 years +0.5%
1842 201 years +0.5%
1843 202 years +0.5%
1844 203 years +0.5%
1845 204 years +0.5%
1846 205 years +0.5%
1847 206 years +0.5%
1848 207 years +0.5%
1849 208 years +0.5%
1850 209 years +0.5%
1851 210 years +0.5%
1852 211 years +0.5%
1853 212 years +0.5%
1854 213 years +0.5%
1855 214 years +0.5%
1856 215 years +0.5%
1857 216 years +0.5%
1858 217 years +0.5%
1859 218 years +0.5%
1860 219 years +0.5%
1861 220 years +0.5%
1862 221 years +0.5%
1863 222 years +0.5%
1864 223 years +0.5%
1865 224 years +0.4%
1866 225 years +0.4%
1867 226 years +0.4%
1868 227 years +0.4%
1869 228 years +0.4%
1870 229 years +0.4%
1871 230 years +0.4%
1872 231 years +0.4%
1873 232 years +0.4%
1874 233 years +0.4%
1875 234 years +0.4%
1876 235 years +0.4%
1877 236 years +0.4%
1878 237 years +0.4%
1879 238 years +0.4%
1880 239 years +0.4%
1881 240 years +0.4%
1882 241 years +0.4%
1883 242 years +0.4%
1884 243 years +0.4%
1885 244 years +0.4%
1886 245 years +0.4%
1887 246 years +0.4%
1888 247 years +0.4%
1889 248 years +0.4%
1890 249 years +0.4%
1891 250 years +0.4%
1892 251 years +0.4%
1893 252 years +0.4%
1894 253 years +0.4%
1895 254 years +0.4%
1896 255 years +0.4%
1897 256 years +0.4%
1898 257 years +0.4%
1899 258 years +0.4%
1900 259 years +0.4%
1901 260 years +0.4%
1902 261 years +0.4%
1903 262 years +0.4%
1904 263 years +0.4%
1905 264 years +0.4%
1906 265 years +0.4%
1907 266 years +0.4%
1908 267 years +0.4%
1909 268 years +0.4%
1910 269 years +0.4%
1911 270 years +0.4%
1912 271 years +0.4%
1913 272 years +0.4%
1914 273 years +0.4%
1915 274 years +0.4%
1916 275 years +0.4%
1917 276 years +0.4%
1918 277 years +0.4%
1919 278 years +0.4%
1920 279 years +0.4%
1921 280 years +0.4%
1922 281 years +0.4%
1923 282 years +0.4%
1924 283 years +0.4%
1925 284 years +0.4%
1926 285 years +0.4%
1927 286 years +0.4%
1928 287 years +0.3%
1929 288 years +0.3%
1930 289 years +0.3%
1931 290 years +0.3%
1932 291 years +0.3%
1933 292 years +0.3%
1934 293 years +0.3%
1935 294 years +0.3%
1936 295 years +0.3%
1937 296 years +0.3%
1938 297 years +0.3%
1939 298 years +0.3%
1940 299 years +0.3%
1941 300 years +0.3%
1942 301 years +0.3%
1943 302 years +0.3%
1944 303 years +0.3%
1945 304 years +0.3%
1946 305 years +0.3%
1947 306 years +0.3%
1948 307 years +0.3%
1949 308 years +0.3%
1950 309 years +0.3%
1951 310 years +0.3%
1952 311 years +0.3%
1953 312 years +0.3%
1954 313 years +0.3%
1955 314 years +0.3%
1956 315 years +0.3%
1957 316 years +0.3%
1958 317 years +0.3%
1959 318 years +0.3%
1960 319 years +0.3%
1961 320 years +0.3%
1962 321 years +0.3%
1963 322 years +0.3%
1964 323 years +0.3%
1965 324 years +0.3%
1966 325 years +0.3%
1967 326 years +0.3%
1968 327 years +0.3%
1969 328 years +0.3%
1970 329 years +0.3%
1971 330 years +0.3%
1972 331 years +0.3%
1973 332 years +0.3%
1974 333 years +0.3%
1975 334 years +0.3%
1976 334 years +0.0%
1977 334 years +0.0%
1978 334 years +0.0%
1979 334 years +0.0%
1980 334 years +0.0%
1981 334 years +0.0%
1982 334 years +0.0%
1983 334 years +0.0%
1984 334 years +0.0%
1985 334 years +0.0%
1986 334 years +0.0%
1987 334 years +0.0%
1988 334 years +0.0%
1989 334 years +0.0%
1990 334 years +0.0%
1991 334 years +0.0%
1992 334 years +0.0%
1993 334 years +0.0%
1994 334 years +0.0%
1995 334 years +0.0%
1996 334 years +0.0%
1997 334 years +0.0%
1998 334 years +0.0%
1999 334 years +0.0%
2000 334 years +0.0%
2001 334 years +0.0%
2002 334 years +0.0%
2003 334 years +0.0%
2004 334 years +0.0%
2005 334 years +0.0%
2006 334 years +0.0%
2007 334 years +0.0%
2008 334 years +0.0%
2009 334 years +0.0%
2010 334 years +0.0%
2011 334 years +0.0%
2012 334 years +0.0%
2013 334 years +0.0%
2014 334 years +0.0%
2015 334 years +0.0%
2016 334 years +0.0%
2017 334 years +0.0%
2018 334 years +0.0%
2019 334 years +0.0%
2020 334 years +0.0%
2021 334 years +0.0%
2022 334 years +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

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

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony 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 years 2 years
1644 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1645 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1646 +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 3.6 years 0 years 8 years 10
1650s 13.5 years 9 years 18 years 10
1660s 23.5 years 19 years 28 years 10
1670s 33.5 years 29 years 38 years 10
1680s 43.5 years 39 years 48 years 10
1690s 53.5 years 49 years 58 years 10
1700s 63.5 years 59 years 68 years 10
1710s 73.5 years 69 years 78 years 10
1720s 83.5 years 79 years 88 years 10
1730s 93.5 years 89 years 98 years 10
1740s 103.5 years 99 years 108 years 10
1750s 113.5 years 109 years 118 years 10
1760s 123.5 years 119 years 128 years 10
1770s 133.5 years 129 years 138 years 10
1780s 143.5 years 139 years 148 years 10
1790s 153.5 years 149 years 158 years 10
1800s 163.5 years 159 years 168 years 10
1810s 173.5 years 169 years 178 years 10
1820s 183.5 years 179 years 188 years 10
1830s 193.5 years 189 years 198 years 10
1840s 203.5 years 199 years 208 years 10
1850s 213.5 years 209 years 218 years 10
1860s 223.5 years 219 years 228 years 10
1870s 233.5 years 229 years 238 years 10
1880s 243.5 years 239 years 248 years 10
1890s 253.5 years 249 years 258 years 10
1900s 263.5 years 259 years 268 years 10
1910s 273.5 years 269 years 278 years 10
1920s 283.5 years 279 years 288 years 10
1930s 293.5 years 289 years 298 years 10
1940s 303.5 years 299 years 308 years 10
1950s 313.5 years 309 years 318 years 10
1960s 323.5 years 319 years 328 years 10
1970s 332.5 years 329 years 334 years 10
1980s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
1990s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2000s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2010s 334 years 334 years 334 years 10
2020s 334 years 334 years 334 years 3

Countries ranked near East Timor

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in East Timor?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in East Timor was 334 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 East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 334 years in 1975.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does East Timor rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
East Timor ranks 15th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony 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 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.