The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
The illustrated bar chart depicts the
divorce
rates
in two European countries between 2011 and 2015. Overall
, the countries exhibited opposite trends, with one showing a decline while
the other experienced an increase in divorce
rates
.
To begin
with, Finland experienced a downward trend in divorce
rates
during the initial two years, dipping to just over 30% in 2012. However
, from 2013 onwards, the rate
steadily increased, reaching 40% by 2014, and remained stable in 2015. In contrast
, Sweden started with an upward trend, with divorce
rates
rising from just over 40% in 2011 to nearly 50% in 2012. However
, this
was followed by a continuous decline, bringing the rate
down to below 40% by 2015.
From the diagram, it can also
be observed that while
Sweden significantly reduced its divorce
rate
over the years, Finland's rate
rose considerably, reversing the initial downward trendSubmitted by nick
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