Years a country was a European overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 371 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
371 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 159 countries
All-time high
371 years
in 1962
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago, 1462–2022

0100200300400146217422022

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 Trinidad and Tobago stood at 371 years. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years a country was a european overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 371 years in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 9th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Years a country was a European overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago, 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 1 years
1593 2 years +100.0%
1594 3 years +50.0%
1595 4 years +33.3%
1596 5 years +25.0%
1597 6 years +20.0%
1598 7 years +16.7%
1599 8 years +14.3%
1600 9 years +12.5%
1601 10 years +11.1%
1602 11 years +10.0%
1603 12 years +9.1%
1604 13 years +8.3%
1605 14 years +7.7%
1606 15 years +7.1%
1607 16 years +6.7%
1608 17 years +6.2%
1609 18 years +5.9%
1610 19 years +5.6%
1611 20 years +5.3%
1612 21 years +5.0%
1613 22 years +4.8%
1614 23 years +4.5%
1615 24 years +4.3%
1616 25 years +4.2%
1617 26 years +4.0%
1618 27 years +3.8%
1619 28 years +3.7%
1620 29 years +3.6%
1621 30 years +3.4%
1622 31 years +3.3%
1623 32 years +3.2%
1624 33 years +3.1%
1625 34 years +3.0%
1626 35 years +2.9%
1627 36 years +2.9%
1628 37 years +2.8%
1629 38 years +2.7%
1630 39 years +2.6%
1631 40 years +2.6%
1632 41 years +2.5%
1633 42 years +2.4%
1634 43 years +2.4%
1635 44 years +2.3%
1636 45 years +2.3%
1637 46 years +2.2%
1638 47 years +2.2%
1639 48 years +2.1%
1640 49 years +2.1%
1641 50 years +2.0%
1642 51 years +2.0%
1643 52 years +2.0%
1644 53 years +1.9%
1645 54 years +1.9%
1646 55 years +1.9%
1647 56 years +1.8%
1648 57 years +1.8%
1649 58 years +1.8%
1650 59 years +1.7%
1651 60 years +1.7%
1652 61 years +1.7%
1653 62 years +1.6%
1654 63 years +1.6%
1655 64 years +1.6%
1656 65 years +1.6%
1657 66 years +1.5%
1658 67 years +1.5%
1659 68 years +1.5%
1660 69 years +1.5%
1661 70 years +1.4%
1662 71 years +1.4%
1663 72 years +1.4%
1664 73 years +1.4%
1665 74 years +1.4%
1666 75 years +1.4%
1667 76 years +1.3%
1668 77 years +1.3%
1669 78 years +1.3%
1670 79 years +1.3%
1671 80 years +1.3%
1672 81 years +1.2%
1673 82 years +1.2%
1674 83 years +1.2%
1675 84 years +1.2%
1676 85 years +1.2%
1677 86 years +1.2%
1678 87 years +1.2%
1679 88 years +1.1%
1680 89 years +1.1%
1681 90 years +1.1%
1682 91 years +1.1%
1683 92 years +1.1%
1684 93 years +1.1%
1685 94 years +1.1%
1686 95 years +1.1%
1687 96 years +1.1%
1688 97 years +1.0%
1689 98 years +1.0%
1690 99 years +1.0%
1691 100 years +1.0%
1692 101 years +1.0%
1693 102 years +1.0%
1694 103 years +1.0%
1695 104 years +1.0%
1696 105 years +1.0%
1697 106 years +1.0%
1698 107 years +0.9%
1699 108 years +0.9%
1700 109 years +0.9%
1701 110 years +0.9%
1702 111 years +0.9%
1703 112 years +0.9%
1704 113 years +0.9%
1705 114 years +0.9%
1706 115 years +0.9%
1707 116 years +0.9%
1708 117 years +0.9%
1709 118 years +0.9%
1710 119 years +0.8%
1711 120 years +0.8%
1712 121 years +0.8%
1713 122 years +0.8%
1714 123 years +0.8%
1715 124 years +0.8%
1716 125 years +0.8%
1717 126 years +0.8%
1718 127 years +0.8%
1719 128 years +0.8%
1720 129 years +0.8%
1721 130 years +0.8%
1722 131 years +0.8%
1723 132 years +0.8%
1724 133 years +0.8%
1725 134 years +0.8%
1726 135 years +0.7%
1727 136 years +0.7%
1728 137 years +0.7%
1729 138 years +0.7%
1730 139 years +0.7%
1731 140 years +0.7%
1732 141 years +0.7%
1733 142 years +0.7%
1734 143 years +0.7%
1735 144 years +0.7%
1736 145 years +0.7%
1737 146 years +0.7%
1738 147 years +0.7%
1739 148 years +0.7%
1740 149 years +0.7%
1741 150 years +0.7%
1742 151 years +0.7%
1743 152 years +0.7%
1744 153 years +0.7%
1745 154 years +0.7%
1746 155 years +0.6%
1747 156 years +0.6%
1748 157 years +0.6%
1749 158 years +0.6%
1750 159 years +0.6%
1751 160 years +0.6%
1752 161 years +0.6%
1753 162 years +0.6%
1754 163 years +0.6%
1755 164 years +0.6%
1756 165 years +0.6%
1757 166 years +0.6%
1758 167 years +0.6%
1759 168 years +0.6%
1760 169 years +0.6%
1761 170 years +0.6%
1762 171 years +0.6%
1763 172 years +0.6%
1764 173 years +0.6%
1765 174 years +0.6%
1766 175 years +0.6%
1767 176 years +0.6%
1768 177 years +0.6%
1769 178 years +0.6%
1770 179 years +0.6%
1771 180 years +0.6%
1772 181 years +0.6%
1773 182 years +0.6%
1774 183 years +0.5%
1775 184 years +0.5%
1776 185 years +0.5%
1777 186 years +0.5%
1778 187 years +0.5%
1779 188 years +0.5%
1780 189 years +0.5%
1781 190 years +0.5%
1782 191 years +0.5%
1783 192 years +0.5%
1784 193 years +0.5%
1785 194 years +0.5%
1786 195 years +0.5%
1787 196 years +0.5%
1788 197 years +0.5%
1789 198 years +0.5%
1790 199 years +0.5%
1791 200 years +0.5%
1792 201 years +0.5%
1793 202 years +0.5%
1794 203 years +0.5%
1795 204 years +0.5%
1796 205 years +0.5%
1797 206 years +0.5%
1798 207 years +0.5%
1799 208 years +0.5%
1800 209 years +0.5%
1801 210 years +0.5%
1802 211 years +0.5%
1803 212 years +0.5%
1804 213 years +0.5%
1805 214 years +0.5%
1806 215 years +0.5%
1807 216 years +0.5%
1808 217 years +0.5%
1809 218 years +0.5%
1810 219 years +0.5%
1811 220 years +0.5%
1812 221 years +0.5%
1813 222 years +0.5%
1814 223 years +0.5%
1815 224 years +0.4%
1816 225 years +0.4%
1817 226 years +0.4%
1818 227 years +0.4%
1819 228 years +0.4%
1820 229 years +0.4%
1821 230 years +0.4%
1822 231 years +0.4%
1823 232 years +0.4%
1824 233 years +0.4%
1825 234 years +0.4%
1826 235 years +0.4%
1827 236 years +0.4%
1828 237 years +0.4%
1829 238 years +0.4%
1830 239 years +0.4%
1831 240 years +0.4%
1832 241 years +0.4%
1833 242 years +0.4%
1834 243 years +0.4%
1835 244 years +0.4%
1836 245 years +0.4%
1837 246 years +0.4%
1838 247 years +0.4%
1839 248 years +0.4%
1840 249 years +0.4%
1841 250 years +0.4%
1842 251 years +0.4%
1843 252 years +0.4%
1844 253 years +0.4%
1845 254 years +0.4%
1846 255 years +0.4%
1847 256 years +0.4%
1848 257 years +0.4%
1849 258 years +0.4%
1850 259 years +0.4%
1851 260 years +0.4%
1852 261 years +0.4%
1853 262 years +0.4%
1854 263 years +0.4%
1855 264 years +0.4%
1856 265 years +0.4%
1857 266 years +0.4%
1858 267 years +0.4%
1859 268 years +0.4%
1860 269 years +0.4%
1861 270 years +0.4%
1862 271 years +0.4%
1863 272 years +0.4%
1864 273 years +0.4%
1865 274 years +0.4%
1866 275 years +0.4%
1867 276 years +0.4%
1868 277 years +0.4%
1869 278 years +0.4%
1870 279 years +0.4%
1871 280 years +0.4%
1872 281 years +0.4%
1873 282 years +0.4%
1874 283 years +0.4%
1875 284 years +0.4%
1876 285 years +0.4%
1877 286 years +0.4%
1878 287 years +0.3%
1879 288 years +0.3%
1880 289 years +0.3%
1881 290 years +0.3%
1882 291 years +0.3%
1883 292 years +0.3%
1884 293 years +0.3%
1885 294 years +0.3%
1886 295 years +0.3%
1887 296 years +0.3%
1888 297 years +0.3%
1889 298 years +0.3%
1890 299 years +0.3%
1891 300 years +0.3%
1892 301 years +0.3%
1893 302 years +0.3%
1894 303 years +0.3%
1895 304 years +0.3%
1896 305 years +0.3%
1897 306 years +0.3%
1898 307 years +0.3%
1899 308 years +0.3%
1900 309 years +0.3%
1901 310 years +0.3%
1902 311 years +0.3%
1903 312 years +0.3%
1904 313 years +0.3%
1905 314 years +0.3%
1906 315 years +0.3%
1907 316 years +0.3%
1908 317 years +0.3%
1909 318 years +0.3%
1910 319 years +0.3%
1911 320 years +0.3%
1912 321 years +0.3%
1913 322 years +0.3%
1914 323 years +0.3%
1915 324 years +0.3%
1916 325 years +0.3%
1917 326 years +0.3%
1918 327 years +0.3%
1919 328 years +0.3%
1920 329 years +0.3%
1921 330 years +0.3%
1922 331 years +0.3%
1923 332 years +0.3%
1924 333 years +0.3%
1925 334 years +0.3%
1926 335 years +0.3%
1927 336 years +0.3%
1928 337 years +0.3%
1929 338 years +0.3%
1930 339 years +0.3%
1931 340 years +0.3%
1932 341 years +0.3%
1933 342 years +0.3%
1934 343 years +0.3%
1935 344 years +0.3%
1936 345 years +0.3%
1937 346 years +0.3%
1938 347 years +0.3%
1939 348 years +0.3%
1940 349 years +0.3%
1941 350 years +0.3%
1942 351 years +0.3%
1943 352 years +0.3%
1944 353 years +0.3%
1945 354 years +0.3%
1946 355 years +0.3%
1947 356 years +0.3%
1948 357 years +0.3%
1949 358 years +0.3%
1950 359 years +0.3%
1951 360 years +0.3%
1952 361 years +0.3%
1953 362 years +0.3%
1954 363 years +0.3%
1955 364 years +0.3%
1956 365 years +0.3%
1957 366 years +0.3%
1958 367 years +0.3%
1959 368 years +0.3%
1960 369 years +0.3%
1961 370 years +0.3%
1962 371 years +0.3%
1963 371 years +0.0%
1964 371 years +0.0%
1965 371 years +0.0%
1966 371 years +0.0%
1967 371 years +0.0%
1968 371 years +0.0%
1969 371 years +0.0%
1970 371 years +0.0%
1971 371 years +0.0%
1972 371 years +0.0%
1973 371 years +0.0%
1974 371 years +0.0%
1975 371 years +0.0%
1976 371 years +0.0%
1977 371 years +0.0%
1978 371 years +0.0%
1979 371 years +0.0%
1980 371 years +0.0%
1981 371 years +0.0%
1982 371 years +0.0%
1983 371 years +0.0%
1984 371 years +0.0%
1985 371 years +0.0%
1986 371 years +0.0%
1987 371 years +0.0%
1988 371 years +0.0%
1989 371 years +0.0%
1990 371 years +0.0%
1991 371 years +0.0%
1992 371 years +0.0%
1993 371 years +0.0%
1994 371 years +0.0%
1995 371 years +0.0%
1996 371 years +0.0%
1997 371 years +0.0%
1998 371 years +0.0%
1999 371 years +0.0%
2000 371 years +0.0%
2001 371 years +0.0%
2002 371 years +0.0%
2003 371 years +0.0%
2004 371 years +0.0%
2005 371 years +0.0%
2006 371 years +0.0%
2007 371 years +0.0%
2008 371 years +0.0%
2009 371 years +0.0%
2010 371 years +0.0%
2011 371 years +0.0%
2012 371 years +0.0%
2013 371 years +0.0%
2014 371 years +0.0%
2015 371 years +0.0%
2016 371 years +0.0%
2017 371 years +0.0%
2018 371 years +0.0%
2019 371 years +0.0%
2020 371 years +0.0%
2021 371 years +0.0%
2022 371 years +0.0%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 371 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 4.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 371 years is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago 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
1593 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1594 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1595 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1596 +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 3.6 years 0 years 8 years 10
1600s 13.5 years 9 years 18 years 10
1610s 23.5 years 19 years 28 years 10
1620s 33.5 years 29 years 38 years 10
1630s 43.5 years 39 years 48 years 10
1640s 53.5 years 49 years 58 years 10
1650s 63.5 years 59 years 68 years 10
1660s 73.5 years 69 years 78 years 10
1670s 83.5 years 79 years 88 years 10
1680s 93.5 years 89 years 98 years 10
1690s 103.5 years 99 years 108 years 10
1700s 113.5 years 109 years 118 years 10
1710s 123.5 years 119 years 128 years 10
1720s 133.5 years 129 years 138 years 10
1730s 143.5 years 139 years 148 years 10
1740s 153.5 years 149 years 158 years 10
1750s 163.5 years 159 years 168 years 10
1760s 173.5 years 169 years 178 years 10
1770s 183.5 years 179 years 188 years 10
1780s 193.5 years 189 years 198 years 10
1790s 203.5 years 199 years 208 years 10
1800s 213.5 years 209 years 218 years 10
1810s 223.5 years 219 years 228 years 10
1820s 233.5 years 229 years 238 years 10
1830s 243.5 years 239 years 248 years 10
1840s 253.5 years 249 years 258 years 10
1850s 263.5 years 259 years 268 years 10
1860s 273.5 years 269 years 278 years 10
1870s 283.5 years 279 years 288 years 10
1880s 293.5 years 289 years 298 years 10
1890s 303.5 years 299 years 308 years 10
1900s 313.5 years 309 years 318 years 10
1910s 323.5 years 319 years 328 years 10
1920s 333.5 years 329 years 338 years 10
1930s 343.5 years 339 years 348 years 10
1940s 353.5 years 349 years 358 years 10
1950s 363.5 years 359 years 368 years 10
1960s 370.7 years 369 years 371 years 10
1970s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1980s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
1990s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2000s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2010s 371 years 371 years 371 years 10
2020s 371 years 371 years 371 years 3

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 6 Angola 400 years compare
  2. 7 Cuba 389 years compare
  3. 8 Guyana 387 years compare
  4. 9 Dominican Republic 371 years compare
  5. 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 361 years compare
  6. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 350 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Trinidad and Tobago was 371 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 371 years in 1962.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 9th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.