The given bar graph compares the proportion of urban/suburban and rural households in a particular nation having internet access from 2011 to 2016.
Overall, it is evident that the percentage of households with internet access experienced consistent growth throughout the period. Notably, more citizens from urban and suburban areas saw significantly higher access rates compared to their rural counterparts.
In 2011, approximately 15% of urban/suburban households were connected to the internet, whereas the figure for the countryside was a significantly lower share, at just 3%. This gap widened considerably in the following years. By 2014, internet access in rural and remote areas surged to exactly 40%, which was precisely four times the proportion of these rural areas (10%).
The upward trajectory was observed in both regions. In 2015, half of households accessed the internet, while rural areas remained comparatively low at around 15%. This trend continued at the end of the period (2016); the figure for urban and suburban areas peaked at roughly 55%, while internet penetration in rural areas recorded a dramatic increase to approximately 35%, shrinking the initially large gap.