The line chart illustrates the urbanization rate in these two Asian countries, namely South Korea and Indonesia, from 1969 to 2009.
Over this whole period, both nations witnessed an upward trend in the level of urbanization. The rate in South Korea was considerably greater and increased more rapidly than Indonesia, indicating the significant development of this country.
Regarding Indonesia in detail, at the beginning, the rate was just under 20%, and basically remained in the first ten years. From 1979 to 1999, it rose slightly to approximately 30%. The urbanization rate then witnessed a sharper increase, peaking at nearly 50% in 2009.
As for South Korea, the level begins at 30%, which is marginally higher than Indonesia. It rose dramatically throughout the next thirty years, reaching a peak to just above 80% in 2005, which is two-times higher than Indonesia at the same time. It the last five years the rate remained unchanged - the only period of relative stability in the entire fifty years.
The line chart illustrates the urbanization
rate
in these two Asian countries,
namely
South Korea and Indonesia, from 1969 to 2009.
Over this whole period, both nations witnessed an upward trend in the level of urbanization. The
rate
in South Korea was
considerably
greater and increased more
rapidly
than Indonesia, indicating the significant development of this country.
Regarding Indonesia in detail, at the beginning, the
rate
was
just
under 20%, and
basically
remained in the
first
ten years. From 1979 to 1999, it rose
slightly
to approximately 30%. The urbanization
rate
then witnessed a sharper increase, peaking at
nearly
50% in 2009.
As for South Korea, the level
begins
at 30%, which is
marginally
higher than Indonesia. It rose
dramatically
throughout the
next
thirty years, reaching a peak to
just
above 80% in 2005, which is two-times higher than Indonesia at the same time. It the last five years the
rate
remained unchanged
-
the
only
period of relative stability in the entire fifty years.