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Years a country was an European overseas colony

years · higher is better · 159 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Cabo Verde514
  2. 2Belize458
  3. 3Jamaica454
  4. 3Sao Tome and Principe454
  5. 4Ghana426
  6. 5Angola400
  7. 6Cuba389
  8. 7Guyana387
  9. 8Trinidad and Tobago371
  10. 8Dominican Republic371
  11. 9St. Kitts and Nevis361
  12. 10Antigua and Barbuda350
  13. 11Barbados340
  14. 11Indonesia340
  15. 12Philippines334
  16. 12Timor-Leste334
  17. 13St. Lucia330
  18. 14Grenada325
  19. 15Canada312
  20. 16Suriname308
  21. 17Dominica306
  22. 18Panama303
  23. 19Mexico301
  24. 20Costa Rica298
  25. 20Nicaragua298
  26. 20Guatemala298
  27. 20Honduras298
  28. 21Colombia296
  29. 22Ecuador295
  30. 23El Salvador294
  31. 24Peru292
  32. 25Brazil290
  33. 26Chile278
  34. 27Paraguay275
  35. 28Bolivia267
  36. 29Venezuela, RB266
  37. 30South Africa262
  38. 31Mauritius254
  39. 32Micronesia, Fed. Sts.250
  40. 33Argentina240
  41. 34Senegal232
  42. 35St. Vincent and the Grenadines218
  43. 36Malaysia207
  44. 37Uruguay204
  45. 38Seychelles202
  46. 39Bahamas, The191
  47. 40Sri Lanka189
  48. 41United States177
  49. 42Equatorial Guinea143
  50. 43Haiti140
  51. 44Singapore138
  52. 45Algeria115
  53. 46Bahrain111
  54. 47Brunei Darussalam97
  55. 47Fiji97
  56. 48Guinea-Bissau96
  57. 49Djibouti94
  58. 49Solomon Islands94
  59. 49Vanuatu94
  60. 50Morocco92
  61. 51India91
  62. 51Mozambique91
  63. 51Pakistan91
  64. 51Bangladesh91
  65. 51Australia91
  66. 52Kiribati88
  67. 52Tuvalu88
  68. 53Lesotho83
  69. 54Naoero81
  70. 54New Zealand81
  71. 55United Arab Emirates80
  72. 56Congo, Rep.79
  73. 56Maldives79
  74. 57Guinea78
  75. 57Gambia, The78
  76. 58Tunisia76
  77. 58Congo, Dem. Rep.76
  78. 59Gabon75
  79. 60Malawi74
  80. 61Tanzania73
  81. 61Somalia, Fed. Rep.73
  82. 62Botswana72
  83. 62Cote d'Ivoire72
  84. 62Cameroon72
  85. 63Tonga71
  86. 63Togo71
  87. 64Cambodia70
  88. 65Uganda69
  89. 65Kenya69
  90. 66Viet Nam68
  91. 67Benin67
  92. 68Burkina Faso66
  93. 68Eswatini66
  94. 68Madagascar66
  95. 68Sierra Leone66
  96. 69Burundi64
  97. 70Myanmar63
  98. 71Eritrea62
  99. 71Comoros62
  100. 71Lao PDR62
  101. 71Nigeria62
  102. 72Sudan59
  103. 73Rwanda58
  104. 73Zimbabwe58
  105. 73Mauritania58
  106. 74Mali57
  107. 75Qatar56
  108. 76Central African Republic55
  109. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.54
  110. 78Chad51
  111. 79Kuwait48
  112. 80Cyprus47
  113. 81Zambia42
  114. 82Bhutan40
  115. 83Niger39
  116. 84Libya38
  117. 85Papua New Guinea37
  118. 86Namibia36
  119. 87Palau30
  120. 87Marshall Islands30
  121. 88Israel26
  122. 89Syrian Arab Republic24
  123. 89Jordan24
  124. 89Lebanon24
  125. 90Samoa21
  126. 91Iraq13
  127. 92Yemen, Rep.9
  128. 93Taiwan0
  129. 93Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0
  130. 93Portugal0
  131. 93Oman0
  132. 93Saudi Arabia0
  133. 93Nepal0
  134. 93Netherlands0
  135. 93Mongolia0
  136. 93South Sudan0
  137. 93Liberia0
  138. 93Korea, Rep.0
  139. 93Thailand0
  140. 93Tajikistan0
  141. 93Kyrgyz Republic0
  142. 93Turkmenistan0
  143. 93Kazakhstan0
  144. 93Japan0
  145. 93Italy0
  146. 93Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  147. 93Turkiye0
  148. 93Georgia0
  149. 93Uzbekistan0
  150. 93United Kingdom0
  151. 93France0
  152. 93Ethiopia0
  153. 93Spain0
  154. 93Germany0
  155. 93Belgium0
  156. 93Armenia0
  157. 93Azerbaijan0
  158. 93China0
  159. 93Afghanistan0

Years a country was an European overseas colony