Data Story

By Cara Migliorini

The chart above shows the internet usage of different regions for 2010, 2014, and 2017. At first glance, one can see that the internet usage increases across all regions as the years progress.

For each year, North America has the highest percentage of internet usage with 80.7 in 2017, 78.1 in 2014 and 75.2 in 2010. These numbers increase as the years progress, this could be due to the increasing need for the internet.

On the other hand, Middle Africa has the lowest percentage of internet usage across all three years. The value in 2010 was 2.1. The usage increased to 7 in 2014 and 12.2 in 2017. These numbers could be low due to the lack of technological resources in Africa.

Southern Africa had the biggest change in terms of internet usage from 22 in 2010 to 45.9 in 2014. This value is a little more than doubled what it was in 2010. The second biggest change in terms of internet usage occurred in Central Asia. Usage increased from 18.4 in 2010 to 38.7 in 2014.

In conclusion, this chart shows the progression of internet usage across a variety of regions for 2010, 2014, and 2017. Some countries have higher internet usage than others; however, all of them seem to increase as the years progress.