Gul Mohammad Ahmadi - 8

The bar chart shows the divorce rates in two European countries from 2011 to 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart provides information about the percentagewise of divorcement in Finland and Sweden between the years 2011 and 2015. Across the board, it seen that Sweden experienced a downward trend, while Finland illustrated upward trend throughout the period. Both countries' divorce rates had some fluctuations. Even though Finland initially had a lower rate, it outraced Sweden at the end of the period.

As it can be clearly seen from the bar graph, Sweden's divorce rate was roughly 45% in 2011, higher than Finland's rate by approximately 8%. Then, it increased to almost 50% in 2012. However, the figure demonstrated a gradual decrease to nearly 47% in 2013. On the other hand, it continued to going down steadily to the end of the period, reaching around 45 % in 2014 and hitting a low point about 37% in 2015.

In stark contrast, the percentage of divorcements in Finland was less than 40% in 2011, but it decreased above 30% in 2012. Nonetheless, the graph experienced a steady growth during the next two years. Afterwards, it rose approximately 39% in 2013, then climbbed at around 3% in 2014 and remained steady for the next year. Finally, the proportion of divorce rates in Finland was higher than Sweden's in the end of the period.