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

The line graph illustrates the number of people living in the cities between four Asian Countries from 1970 to 2020. It

also

shows the predicted population living in cities for the next 20 years.

Overall

,

it is clear that

this

graph has an upward trend notable in all four countries, with

Malaysia

having the highest percentage

while

Thailand

has the lowest. In 1970,

Malaysia

and the

Philippines

had a similar portion of the population living in urban areas.

However

, since 2000, there has been a notable percentage difference in those two countries. In the predicted year 2030, the gap in the population residing in urban areas between

Malaysia

and the

Philippines

reached an all-time high with a massive 30% difference.

Nevertheless

, in 1990 and 1970, the

Philippines

had a higher amount of people living in burg compared to

Malaysia

.

Apart from

this

,

Indonesia

and

Thailand

also

had a similar portion of people staying in the metropolis with a rate of around 10% to 20%. From 1970 to 1990,

Thailand

had a higher level compared to

Indonesia

but it started to change in 2000. In 2000,

Thailand

and

Indonesia

's rates were the same. Despite

this

, in 2010,

Indonesia

's percentage was higher than

Thailand

's and the same as the

Philippines

. In the following decade,

Indonesia

exceeded the

Philippines

and it is predicted to go on like

this

in the next 20 years.