GeospatialSample
Dot density map
Scatters one dot per fixed quantity inside each region, so both total and spread are visible.
Customers by country, one dot per thousand.
Sample data
Use it when
- Counts where you want a sense of mass, not a rate
- Comparing how much, not how dense per area
Avoid it when
- Dots imply exact locations your data does not have: say so, or use a symbol map
Display modes
- Default
- Customers by country, one dot per thousand.
- Annotated
- Keeps one country in colour so its share of the whole reads at a glance.
Seen in the wild
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Choropleth map
Colours each region by a rate or share, showing geographic patterns.
Symbol / bubble map
Places a circle on each location, sized by value, so totals compare fairly regardless of land area.
Cartogram
Resizes places by a value instead of land area, loosening geography so the data sets the size.