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
Years a country was a European overseas colony in East Timor, 1462–2022
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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare
- 13 Barbados 340 years compare
- 13 Indonesia 340 years compare
- 15 Philippines 334 years compare
- 17 Saint Lucia 330 years compare
- 18 Grenada 325 years compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.2327 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1155 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2038 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.05 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2379 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 181.88 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
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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About this data
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.