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.

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in the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia between 1970 and 2020,

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statistical forecasts for the coming years from 2030 to 2040.

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, the percentage of the

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for all four Asian countries increased significantly, and it is projected to keep going up. Malaysia has the highest percentage of

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among all four countries ,

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Thailand has the lowest ratio of the

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.

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, Malaysia’s

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was around 30

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at the beginning of the period before it grew dramatically

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in 2020, and it is predicted to increase to 85%, which is become the highest in the

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.

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, in 1970, Indonesia had only 14% of the

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and started to increase gradually from 15% to 29% between 1980 and 2020, and the ratio

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to increase to 80.9% and take the second place of the highest

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in 2040.

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, in 1970, the Philippines and Thailand had 31% and 19%, respectively, and both countries’ populations increased slightly to 44% and 31%, respectively. It is projected for both countries’ rates of

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to rise to 55% and 45% of the

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respectively in 2040.