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 bar chart compares the percentage of divorce in
Finland
and Sweden
between 2011 to 2015. Overall
, it can be seen that the number of
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in
Sweden
was bigger than that of Finland
, except the last
year. Also
, an upward trend was observed in the figure for Finland
, while
a downward trend was seen in Sweden
.
In 2011, the proportion of Sweden
was larger than that of Finland
, accounting for nearly 44% and 37% respectively. The percentage of Sweden
reached a peak of around 49% in the following year, whereas
that of Finland
accounted for just under 35%, the lowest. Meanwhile, the number of
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in
Sweden
decreased slightly to approximately 47% in 2013. The figure for Finland
depicted a gentle rise to around 39% during the same period.
In 2014, the percentage of both numbers came closer, illustrating 41% for Finland
and nearly 45% for Sweden
. On the contrary
, in 2015, the proportion of Finland
exceeded that of Sweden
by approximately 5%, representing 41% and 36% respectively.Submitted by pandin21 on
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Vocabulary: Replace the words finland, sweden with synonyms.
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