The line graphs illustrates how the subscriptions to mobile and fixed phone lines have changed over a 10-year period in 4 nations (Eritrea, India, UK, and Uruguay). Looking from an overall perspective, mobile phone usage displayed a general upward trend, with exception of Eritrea, while the use of fixed phone lines remained pretty stable throughout the period.
A clear feature from the graph is that the UK have the largest number of citizens using phones overall, with a higher number of smartphones users at roughly 130 hundred of people, and approximately 58 hundred of subscribers to house lines. These numbers have been maintained stable during the 10 years, although home lines showed a decreasing tendency, while smartphone subscribers were slightly increased at the beginning of the period. On the other side, India is the second-highest country to use fixed phone lines, and the dominant country at mobile phone subscriptions after overcoming the UK in 2009. Indian fixed lines remained the same, while a dramatical increased was seen for the usage of smartphones, going from less than 50 in 2005 to more than 150 hundred users in 2015.
Meanwhile, Uruguay and Eritrea had the least subscribers to phone lines, having steady values throughout the period surveyed. However, the usage of smartphones by Uruguay rose by 50 hundred of users by the end of the period. On the contrary, Eritrea’s mobile phone users remained unchanged, showing equal subscribers from mobile and fixed phone lines.