The graph below gives information about the percentage of the population in four Asian countries living in cities from 1970 to 2020, with predictions for 2030 and 2040. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph line illustrates data about the proportion of the inhabitants in four different countries namely ( the Phillippines,

Malaysia

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,

Thailand

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,and Indonesia ) living in cities between 1970 and 2020 with predictions for 2030 and 2040.

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, we can clearly see that

Malaysia

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will reach the highest point among all countries by 2040,

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Thailand

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will be at the lowest point among all of them.

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the graph, Indonesia and

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were over 10% and just under a fifth in the first decades,

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they started to climb respectively in the next two years but by the year 2000 Indonesia exceeded

Thailand

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and rose sharply to about 40% and

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exceeding the Philippines till it becomes just over a half by 2040, Meanwhile,

Thailand

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continues to increase slowly until it reaches roughly 40% in 2040.

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,

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and the Philippines were at 30% in 1970, After that

Malaysia

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went up quickly to nearly 48% by 1990 but dropped swiftly to 40% in 2010,

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it improved again till it became around 50% in the

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decades When the Philippines was rising slowly to approximately 55% in 1990,

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, it upsurged during the next four decades and reaches the highest point at 88% by 2040.