Years a country was a European overseas colony in Venezuela

Venezuela: Years a country was a European overseas colony was 266 years in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
266 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 159 countries
All-time high
266 years
in 1821
All-time low
0 years
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years a country was a European overseas colony in Venezuela, 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 Venezuela stood at 266 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 Venezuela peaked at 266 years in 1821 and was at its lowest, 0 years, in 1462.

Venezuela ranks 36th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Venezuela, year by year

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

Venezuela compared with similar countries

  • Venezuela's 266 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5 years, 3.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Venezuela's 266 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 298 years, 89% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years a country was a European overseas colony in Venezuela 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
1557 +100.0% 1 years 2 years
1558 +50.0% 2 years 3 years
1559 +33.3% 3 years 4 years
1560 +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 1 years 0 years 4 years 10
1560s 9.5 years 5 years 14 years 10
1570s 19.5 years 15 years 24 years 10
1580s 29.5 years 25 years 34 years 10
1590s 39.5 years 35 years 44 years 10
1600s 49.5 years 45 years 54 years 10
1610s 59.5 years 55 years 64 years 10
1620s 69.5 years 65 years 74 years 10
1630s 79.5 years 75 years 84 years 10
1640s 89.5 years 85 years 94 years 10
1650s 99.5 years 95 years 104 years 10
1660s 109.5 years 105 years 114 years 10
1670s 119.5 years 115 years 124 years 10
1680s 129.5 years 125 years 134 years 10
1690s 139.5 years 135 years 144 years 10
1700s 149.5 years 145 years 154 years 10
1710s 159.5 years 155 years 164 years 10
1720s 169.5 years 165 years 174 years 10
1730s 179.5 years 175 years 184 years 10
1740s 189.5 years 185 years 194 years 10
1750s 199.5 years 195 years 204 years 10
1760s 209.5 years 205 years 214 years 10
1770s 219.5 years 215 years 224 years 10
1780s 229.5 years 225 years 234 years 10
1790s 239.5 years 235 years 244 years 10
1800s 249.5 years 245 years 254 years 10
1810s 259.5 years 255 years 264 years 10
1820s 265.9 years 265 years 266 years 10
1830s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1840s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1850s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1860s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1870s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1880s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1890s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1900s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1910s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1920s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1930s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1940s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1950s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1960s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1970s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1980s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
1990s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
2000s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
2010s 266 years 266 years 266 years 10
2020s 266 years 266 years 266 years 3

Countries ranked near Venezuela

  1. 33 Chile 278 years compare
  2. 34 Paraguay 275 years compare
  3. 35 Bolivia 267 years compare
  4. 37 South Africa 262 years compare
  5. 38 Mauritius 254 years compare
  6. 39 Micronesia (country) 250 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years a country was a european overseas colony in Venezuela?
Years a country was a european overseas colony in Venezuela was 266 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 Venezuela?
The highest recorded value was 266 years in 1821.
What is the lowest years a country was a european overseas colony recorded in Venezuela?
The lowest recorded value was 0 years in 1462.
How does Venezuela rank for years a country was a european overseas colony?
Venezuela ranks 36th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years a country was a european overseas colony rising or falling in Venezuela?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela 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.