Map of All Countries That Have Ever Gained Independence From The United Kingdom

Map credit Llywelyn2000The map above shows the flags and dates countries gained independence from the UK. On average one country a week celebrates its independence from British rule.

However, some of the dates chosen are interesting.

For example for Canada 1931 is shown, which is the year the Statute of Westminster was passed.

However, Canadians view Canadian Confederation on July 1st, 1867 as the date of our independence from the UK.

Alternatively you could have equally well picked 1982 as the year as that was the year Canada repatriated the constitution, which formally meant the UK parliment had no saw over our laws.

In any case here is the full list with dates:

Evolution of dominions to full independence

Country	Date of Dominion status	Date of adoption of the Statute of Westminster	Date of final relinquishment of British powers
Australia	01 January 1901	09 October 1942	03 March 1986
Canada	1 July 1867	11 December 1931	17 April 1982
Ireland	06 December 1922	12 November 1931	18 April 1949
Dominion of Newfoundland	26 September 1907	—	17 April 1982
New Zealand	26 September 1907	25 November 1947	13 December 1986
South Africa	31 May 1910	11 December 1931	21 May 1961

Colonies, protectorates, and mandates, etc.

Country	Pre-independence name	Year of independence
Afghanistan		1919
Antigua and Barbuda	Antigua, Leeward Islands	1981
The Bahamas		1973
Bahrain	British Protectorate of Bahrain	1971
Barbados		1966
Belize	British Honduras	1981
Botswana	Bechuanaland	1966
Brunei		1984
Cyprus		1960
Dominica	Dominica, Windward Islands	1978
Egypt		1922
Eswatini		1968
Fiji		1970
The Gambia	Gambia	1965
Ghana	Gold Coast, British Togoland (Togoland was absorbed into the Gold Coast in 1957.)	1957
Grenada	Grenada, Windward Islands	1974
Guyana	British Guiana	1966
India	British India	1947
Iraq		1932
Israel	Mandatory Palestine	1948
Jamaica		1962
Jordan	Transjordan	1946
Kenya		1963
Kiribati	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	1979
Kuwait	British Kuwaiti Protectorate	1961
Lesotho	Basutoland	1966
Libya		1951
Malawi	Nyasaland	1964
Malaya		1957
Maldives		1965
Malta		1964
Mauritius		1968
Myanmar		1948
Nauru		1968
Nigeria		1960
Oman	Sultanate of Muscat and Oman	1970
Pakistan	British India	1947
Qatar	British Qatari Protectorate	1971
Saint Lucia	St Lucia, Windward Islands	1979
Saint Kitts and Nevis	St Kitts–Nevis and Anguilla, Leeward Islands	1983
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	St Vincent, Windward Islands	1979
Seychelles		1976
Sierra Leone		1961
Solomon Islands	British Solomon Islands	1978
Somaliland	British Somaliland Protectorate	1960
South Yemen	Protectorate of South Arabia, Federation of South Arabia	1967
Sri Lanka	Ceylon	1948
Sudan		1956
Tanganyika		1961
Tonga		1970
Trinidad and Tobago		1962
Tuvalu	Gilbert and Ellice Islands	1978
Uganda		1962
United Arab Emirates	Trucial States	1971
United States	British America	1776
Vanuatu	New Hebrides	1980
Vermont Republic	New Hampshire Grants	1777
Zambia	Northern Rhodesia	1964
Zanzibar		1963
Zimbabwe	Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia	1980

Territories which were relinquished to other sovereign states

Territory	Recipient state	Year
Bay Islands	Honduras	1859
Northern Cameroons	Nigeria	1961
Southern Cameroons	Cameroon	1961
Columbia District	United States	1846
East Florida	Spanish Empire	1783
West Florida	Spanish Empire	1783
British Occupation zone in Germany	Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany)	1949
Heligoland	German Empire	1890
Hong Kong	People's Republic of China	1997
United States of the Ionian Islands	Kingdom of Greece	1864
North Borneo	Malaya	1963
Red River Colony	United States	1819
Sarawak	Malaya	1963
Singapore	Malaya	1963

Here’s an alternative map showing the same thing:

Map credit @nazar.data

and finally a flag map:

Map by World In Maps

What do you think?