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The bar chart compares the proportion of males in the article’s country who are watchers and participants in different categories.
Overall, it is clear that spectatorship was more popular than participation in the majority of the listed sports. Additionally, fishing stood out as the sole exception, which is the most popular activity for participation but the least popular for watching.
Regarding the most popular categories, football was the most watched sport, with nearly 45% of men preferring to spectate, while only a mere 10% actually played it. In stark contrast, fishing recorded the highest participation rate at 50%, which was more than triple its viewership figure of only 15%.
As for the remaining sports, horse riding and racing also drew a large audience at approximately 45%, though only 20% of males participated in them. Basketball saw a moderate gap, with 37.5% of men watching compared to 25% participating. Finally, rugby and badminton showed relatively similar patterns, with participation levels ranging between 20% and 25%, while their respective viewership stayed slightly higher, under the 40% mark.