The chart provides information about the proportion of families with access to network in five various countries (Canada, Germany, Japan, USA, Australia) from 2000 to 2020.
Overall, it is clear that percentages of households with web access have grown significantly, albeit at different points in each country, resulting in remarkably similar progress.
At the beginning of the period, the two countries with the smallest percentages of homes with online access were Germany and Australia. Australia experienced a significant increase from 0 to just under 40% between 2000 and 2010, whereas Germany witnessed a noticeable growth from 2000 to 2010. By 2015, the proportion had risen to around 45% in Australia, making it the lowest country in terms of internet success on the chart. It was similar to Germany in 2015. However, in 2020 Germany showed remarkably stable results, as it was in 2015, whereas Australia experienced a climb to just under 60%.
In Japan, while the percentage of households with digital connectivity in 2005 stood at a little under 47%, it had risen by around 3% during the 2000s. Out of the five countries, Canada maintained the highest percentage of households with internet access until it was surpassed by the USA in 2010. At the outset of the period, around 36% of Canadian residences had digital connectivity, more than two times the proportion seen in Australia and Germany. However, nations such as the USA and Japan approximately had the same initial percentage. Subsequently, Canada rose up to just under 60%, reaching a maximal point throughout all the period, whereas in 2020 Japan was close to Canada.