Years a country was a European overseas colony in Uruguay

Uruguay: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 204 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
204 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
44th
of 159 countries
All-time high
204 years
in 1828
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 204 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 Uruguay peaked at 204 years in 1828 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

That places Uruguay 44th out of 159 countries with data for 2022, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year

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

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 204 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 2.5× the median. (37 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 204 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 68% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Uruguay 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
1626 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1627 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1628 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1629 +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 1.5 years 0 years 5 years 10
1630s 10.5 years 6 years 15 years 10
1640s 20.5 years 16 years 25 years 10
1650s 30.5 years 26 years 35 years 10
1660s 40.5 years 36 years 45 years 10
1670s 50.5 years 46 years 55 years 10
1680s 60.5 years 56 years 65 years 10
1690s 70.5 years 66 years 75 years 10
1700s 80.5 years 76 years 85 years 10
1710s 90.5 years 86 years 95 years 10
1720s 100.5 years 96 years 105 years 10
1730s 110.5 years 106 years 115 years 10
1740s 120.5 years 116 years 125 years 10
1750s 130.5 years 126 years 135 years 10
1760s 140.5 years 136 years 145 years 10
1770s 150.5 years 146 years 155 years 10
1780s 160.5 years 156 years 165 years 10
1790s 170.5 years 166 years 175 years 10
1800s 180.5 years 176 years 185 years 10
1810s 190.5 years 186 years 195 years 10
1820s 200.4 years 196 years 204 years 10
1830s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1840s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1850s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1860s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1870s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1880s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1890s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1900s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1910s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1920s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1930s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1940s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1950s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1960s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1970s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1980s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
1990s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
2000s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
2010s 204 years 204 years 204 years 10
2020s 204 years 204 years 204 years 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 41 Senegal 232 years compare
  2. 42 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 218 years compare
  3. 43 Malaysia 207 years compare
  4. 45 Seychelles 202 years compare
  5. 46 Bahamas 191 years compare
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 189 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Uruguay?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Uruguay was 204 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 204 years in 1828.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Uruguay rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Uruguay ranks 44th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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.