A couple of days back, I had an idea to create World Map based on variables such as Population, GDP, Per capita health care expenditure etc.
I was excited...I thought I found a new visualization model...I dreamt of ...name.....fame...new contribution to the world of visualization...
Then, I did a little search on Google. I understood such visualizations are in vogue and are called Cartograms...
In the end, I cursed that someone copied my idea even before I could conceive it...
However, I have come to terms with it...
Let's see what these Cartograms are..
For those who are familiar with Bubble Charts, understanding Cartogram is easy...
Cartograms are simply maps of the world wherein the size of an entity like a country or a Continent is proportional to the size of the variable being depicted.
Let me give you an example.
If we were to create a Cartogram of the world based on the Area of each country, you will see the Map exactly like the world map we see... Like the one on the right side...
If we were to create a cartogram of the world based on the Population of each Country, you will see the map like this. on the left side...
You will see the world from a different viewpoint...
World Mapper is one such brilliant site that Created innumerable Cartograms. Many are available for Free download as Posters...
Maps by Mark Newman, data by Danny Dorling, text by Anna Barford, quality
control by Ben Wheeler, website by John Pritchard, poster design by Graham
Allsopp, and individual country maps by Benjamin Hennig.
There are few software programs to create Cartograms.
Visit Cartogram Central for exploring the options.
I tried to recreate the same on Excel with varied results.
I will share with you the template once I have a fair amount of success. Share with me if you have any ideas on creating Cartograms in Excel.
Till then, enjoy World Mapper.
For more information on Cartogram, click the link below
Cartogram Types
I was excited...I thought I found a new visualization model...I dreamt of ...name.....fame...new contribution to the world of visualization...
Then, I did a little search on Google. I understood such visualizations are in vogue and are called Cartograms...
In the end, I cursed that someone copied my idea even before I could conceive it...
However, I have come to terms with it...
Let's see what these Cartograms are..
For those who are familiar with Bubble Charts, understanding Cartogram is easy...
Cartograms are simply maps of the world wherein the size of an entity like a country or a Continent is proportional to the size of the variable being depicted.
If we were to create a Cartogram of the world based on the Area of each country, you will see the Map exactly like the world map we see... Like the one on the right side...
You will see the world from a different viewpoint...
World Mapper is one such brilliant site that Created innumerable Cartograms. Many are available for Free download as Posters...
There are few software programs to create Cartograms.
Visit Cartogram Central for exploring the options.
I tried to recreate the same on Excel with varied results.
I will share with you the template once I have a fair amount of success. Share with me if you have any ideas on creating Cartograms in Excel.
Till then, enjoy World Mapper.
For more information on Cartogram, click the link below
Cartogram Types