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 given bar graph illustrates the

divorce

ratio in

Finland

and Sweden over the period of 2011 and 2015.

Overall

, it is evident that

while

the

rate

of

divorce

in

Finland

was higher

initially

, Sweden’s

rate

was higher

in

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the end of the period. Sweden experienced a downward trend;

Finland

saw an upward trend throughout the period.

Also

, both countries’

divorce

rates showed some fluctuations. In terms of

Finland

, the

divorce

rate

was about 35% in the year 2011. In 2012, the ratio slightly decreased to reach around 33%.

However

,

this

figure rose steadily in the next two years, exceeding Sweden’s

rate

in 2015 to reach over 40%.

On the other hand

, the percentage of

divorce

in Sweden was about 45% in 2011, being higher than

Finland

’s percentage by approximately 10%.

Then

, it peaked at around 50% in 2012, after which it firmly declined, hitting its low point of about 37% in 2015.