East India Company vs Royal African Company
Side by side, from the public record each company was imported from. Where a figure is missing it is because no source we hold states it — not because it is zero.
East India Company is the older of the two, founded in 1600 — 60 years before Royal African Company.
- Founded
- 1600
- 1660
- Status
- Closed 1874
- Closed 1752
- Headquarters
- London
- Not recorded
- Industry
- international trade
- international trade
- Legal form
- joint-stock company
- Not recorded
Facts on both companies come from the public records named on East India Company and Royal African Company.