The given linear graph delineates the information about the proportion of people in 4 distinct countries who were urban dwellers from 1970 to 2020, along with the projection for 2030 and 2040. The data has been calibrated in percentage.
Overall, it is evident that Malaysia and the Philippines had almost the same ratio of urban residences in the initial years, whereas Malaysia is predicted to reach the first position in the last given year. Another interesting point is that with the time per centum has been inclined in all the four nations.
To begin with, in 1970, the highest number of inhabitants was from the Philippines (above 34%), followed by Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia; their figures were almost 30%, 19%, and 15%, respectively. However, around the year 1990, the ratio of the Philippines surpassed Malaysia and came to its zenith point, whereas the Philippines’ residency remained the same at the first position throughout the period, whose figure was predicted to go almost 80%.
In regards to further information, the proportion of Indonesian people living in towns was the lowest in 1970. Subsequently, a dramatic increase of 35% was observed, and it is imagined that the ratio will come at second rank till 2040. Although the number of people staying in Thailand, on the other hand, experienced an increase till 1990, it will remain less than that of the other three countries.