The line graph provides data in terms of number of tourists who visited two places: Malaysia and Dubai in a 8-year period, starting from 1995.
Overall, it is evident that figures for Dubai saw an upward trend, while the number of tourists in Malaysia declined over a period . Notably, despite being the least popular destination to visit initially, Dubai surpassed Malaysia towards the end of the period.
With regard to details, in the beginning, Malaysia hosted around 100 thousand tourists each year and leveled off until 1996. A year later, the number of travellers coming to Malaysia nearly doubled and accounted for 180 thousand per year. In 1998, Malaysia saw a margin increase by 20 thousand. Two years later, it hosted at around 270 thousand travellers after it reached its peak at 320 in 2001. However, starting from 2002 the number of tourists who visited Malaysia fell substantially to 280 thousand after it continued to decline considerably to 250 thousand towards the end of the period.
As for Dubai, initially, it was the least common destination among travellers at 40 thousand and a year later, it saw a slight fall to 30 thousand. Although Dubai was not so popular at the beginning, the figures for it soared dramatically to 130 thousand. The number of travellers coming to dubai continued to rise until 1999 when it decreased marginally to 150 thousand. After, the figures for Dubai rocketed to 320 thousand in 2001 and continued to grow, though in 2002 it declined to 300 thousand and reached its apex to 400 thousand travellers in the final year.