The graph depicts the figures for households with internet connectivity among Vietnam, the USA and Japan from the period from 2005 to 2015.
Overall, it can inferred from the statistics that there was an upward trend in families’ internet access rates, with the USA being the most dominant among three countries. Furthermore, Vietnam witnessed a turning point for surpassing Japan, making it the country to have the second highest figures by 2015.
To begin with, in the USA, there was a gradual increase in families’ internet rates from 60 percent in 2005, to around 70 percent in 2010, before it rose considerably to 85 percent in 2015, helping the USA maintain its position to have the highest internet access rates in households. Moving on, in Vietnam, the proportion of internet access in families surged significantly from 15 percent in 2005, to approximately 40 percent in 2010. And throughout the next five years, the proportion soared dramatically to 80 percent in 2015, doubling its 2010’s figure.
While in Japan, the percentage of households able to access internet increased mildly, from 40 to 48 percent in 2005 and 2009, respectively. However, that figure of Japan was equal to that of Vietnam, which was nearly 43 percent, before declining down to 42 percent in 2011. Since then, Japan was overtaken by Vietnam, as that figure in Japan increased slightly to 45 percent in 2015, compared to that of Vietnam, which was 80 percent.