The economic legacy that the Frenchmen and Britons left

The Britons, the French and other colonial powers left their economic footprints despite uhuru. How did the colonies fare after uhuru? Was there a difference in the performance between the former British and French colonies?

Data on GDP growth rates for a sample of former British and French colonies is analysed. We get the average growth rates one year after uhuru for each country up to 2015. Data is sourced from World Bank. Egypt got its uhuru in 1921 and is removed from the sample. Part of Somali was under Britain and is also removed.