The line graph illustrates the number of visitors who visited four different countries’ museums between 1980 and 2015, measured in millions. Overall, while a greater percentage of people visited Louvre and Vatican Museums across the period, the reverse is true for those who attended to London Science Museum and Shenzhen Museum. The majority of people visited Louvre.
Focusing on the most visited museums, around 8 million tourists were in Louvre in 1980, considerably more than Vatican Museums, which about 5 million. The difference in numbers became less pronounced by 2010, when the former figure rose noticeably to 9 million and that for Vatican Museums increased to almost 9 million. After this, the percentage of people who visited Louvre continued its trajectory, reaching a staggering 9.5 million in the final year and was superior than Vatican Museums with small difference.
In contrast, the figures for the remaining two museums became smaller over the years. Starting at 4 million, the proportion of people who visited London Science Museum were identical till 1985, but it fell to 3 million in 1990 and after another significant fall, the figure finished at just over 2 million in the end of the period. Shenzhen Museums, on the other hand, comprised below 4 millions in 1980, a figure that then dropped slightly to 3 million in 2000. However, it experienced a noticeable rise to back 4 million in 2015.