GeospatialSample

Cartogram

Resizes places by a value instead of land area, loosening geography so the data sets the size.

The world resized by population: each country a circle near its real place.

Sample data

Use it when

  • Correcting the visual bias of large, sparse regions
  • Population-weighted views

Avoid it when

  • Readers need precise locations or borders

Display modes

Default
The world resized by population: each country a circle near its real place.
Annotated
Calls out the largest country and fades the rest.

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