Internet use: China in perspective

Gaps in a line mean no observation. Green shading means higher Internet use than China; red shading means lower use. The shading follows China’s line; missing years for China remain unshaded. Labels name each country at its last available observation. A line may end before 2024 if more recent data is missing; its endpoint is independent of the selected-year marker. Drag the vertical marker or click empty plot space to choose a year. The slider in the comparison card below does the same. With the chart focused, use ← / → to change the selected year, or Home / End to jump to 1990 / 2024. Hover a line or its endpoint label to highlight that country alongside China; the other lines fade. Click or tap a line or label, or press Enter / Space on a focused label, to pin the highlight. Activate it again, click blank chart space, or press Escape to clear it. The matching bars below are highlighted in light yellow. Up to 12 endpoint labels are shown at once; hovering another line reveals its label.

Zero represents China’s Internet-use share in each year. Above zero means higher Internet use than China; below zero means lower use. Crossing zero means the country moves from above China to below, or vice versa. Missing observations for either country break the line. The scale stays fixed as you move the year slider, but can change when you change countries. Labels name each country at the last year with data for both it and China. A line may end before 2024 if more recent data is missing; its endpoint is independent of the selected-year marker. Drag the vertical marker or click empty plot space to choose a year. The slider in the comparison card below does the same. With the chart focused, use ← / → to change the selected year, or Home / End to jump to 1990 / 2024. Hover a line or its endpoint label to highlight that country alongside China; the other lines fade. Click or tap a line or label, or press Enter / Space on a focused label, to pin the highlight. Activate it again, click blank chart space, or press Escape to clear it. The matching bars below are highlighted in light yellow. Up to 12 endpoint labels are shown at once; hovering another line reveals its label.