There has been more than one West India Company:
- The Dutch West India Company, Geoctroyeerde Westindische Compagnie (GWC or WIC) (1621 - 1792)
- The Danish West India Company, Vestindisk kompagni (1659 - 1776)
- The French West India Company, Compagnie des Indes occidentales (1664 - 1674)
- The Swedish West India Company, Svenska Västindiska Kompaniet (1787-1805)
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