The chart presents information on the high-speed continuous Internet connection of households in five nations from 2001 to 2002.
Overall, it is clear that Britain, USA and Switzerland led one of the highest percentage changes over the course of two years. However, speaking of connections, both Britain and Switzerland saw the direct opposite trend, while South Korea is the second leading country in connections despite a small percentage change. The USA still led with the highest number of connections by 2002.
Looking at the data more closely, while the USA recorded the second-largest percentage change at 170%, it experienced the highest surge in connections per 1,000 people, rising from 93 to approximately 252 by 2002. Although South Korea witnessed a relatively minor percentage increase of 20%, it remained the second leading country with roughly 134 connections per 1,000 people by 2002, significantly outperforming the remaining nations, including Britain, Switzerland, and Germany.
In contrast, Britain saw a modest growth of roughly 7 connections per 1,000 people by 2002, despite posting the highest percentage increase at 230%. Switzerland followed a similar trend; despite a relatively high percentage growth of 120%, its figure rose by only about 4 connections per 1,000 people. Germany, with an 80% rise, registered the smallest absolute growth, increasing by approximately 2 connections per 1,000 people in 2002.