The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates the proportion of citizens in 4 countries (

Philippines

, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia) from 1970 to 2020, and an estimated percentage up to 2040.

Overall

, it can be clearly seen that generally, the trend for all of them is upward.

While

the

Philippines

started

at

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the highest percentage of citizens, Malaysia is predicted to be replaced in 2040. Between 1970 and 2020,

city

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residents in Malaysia

was

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about 30% and it reached a peak of just above 70%. As for Indonesia, it saw a sharp climb of approximately 40%, reaching from 12% to nearly 52% in 2020, which overtook the

Philippines

and Thailand in 2000 and 2010 respectively.

Moreover

, the

Philippines

and Thailand experienced more or less a similar pattern, with fluctuations and increasing by a quarter of their initial percentage, to reach 40% and 30% respectively. From 2020 to 2040, countries' positions as the highest proportion of city dwellers are forecast to not change, which increase sharply by approximately 20%.