Band 9: You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The table below gives information about the percentage of households with various types of technology in three different countries in 2010. Country Internet (%) Laptop (%) Smartphone (%) Tablet (%) Canada 89 72 65 40 Australia 85 68 60 35 India 45 25 20 10 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The table illustrates the proportion of homes with an internet connection, laptops, smartphones, and tablets in India, Canada, and Australia in 2010.

Overall, it is evident that Canadian and Australian households enjoyed significantly higher rates of technology ownership compared to Indian households across all four categories. Notably, internet connectivity and laptop ownership were consistently the most prevalent technologies, while tablets were the least common in all three nations.

In 2010, internet access was almost universal in Canada, with 89% of households connected, a figure only slightly higher than Australia’s 85%. In stark contrast, only 45% of Indian homes had internet access. Similarly, laptop ownership was high in both Canada and Australia, at 72% and 68% respectively, but significantly lower in India, where just 25% of households possessed a laptop.

Regarding mobile technology, Canada led with 65% of households owning a smartphone, closely followed by Australia at 60%. India once again presented a striking difference, with only 20% of its homes equipped with smartphones. Tablets showed the lowest adoption rates across the board: 40% of Canadian households had them, compared to 35% in Australia. However, the disparity was most pronounced with India, where a mere 10% of households owned a tablet.