The bar plot illustrates how many households had internet connection in the years 2001 and 2002 for each of the five countries. With the help of the table that shows the percentage change of internet connection in each country, we can compare these countries better.
It is noticeable that the USA and South Korea were in the lead in terms of how many households had internet connection in 2001, with the former having 93 and the latter 122 connections per 1000 people. As we can see in the table and the plot, the USA overtook South Korea in 2002 with a 170% increase, nearly doubling its previous value and reaching 251.1; with a 20% increase, South Korea only reached 134.4. Despite the low percentage change, South Korea still had more connections than Germany, Switzerland, and Britain. These countries started 2001 with nearly the same connection count, about 3.5 out of 1000 people. Britain and Switzerland’s efforts are noteworthy, with each respectively achieving 230% and 120% increases and reaching 10.89 and 7.92. However, Germany was left behind with only an 80% increase, reaching no more than 5.7 connections out of 1000 people.
In conclusion, we can understand how each country’s effort in implementing internet infrastructure resulted in an increase in internet connections and compare them. This result shows us that Britain and the USA were more attentive to internet connectivity compared to South Korea.