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 line graph illustrates the number of people who live in the city by percentage between 1970 and 2020 and forecasts the future

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for the next twenty years.

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, it can be seen that all

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observed an upward

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throughout the period. It was noticeable that the

Philippines

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Philippine's

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total population rate scaled up far from the other three

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.

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the graph, Malaysia and Indonesia, there was a similar

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in the two

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, which increased dramatically in the period, when the former started from 30% in 1970 to 80% which is the first rank in 2040. The latter is the smallest of the four

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, which rose four times in terms of city population from 15% in 1970 to 60% in 2040.

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, the percentage of Thailand grew steadily to approximately 30% in 2003,

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between 1990 and 2020 the

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had almost no change and

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a significant increase to 50% in 2040. The Philippines ranked at the top at 31% in 1970, after fluctuation in four decades reaching 55% in 2040.