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