Blank map of the Global South

The outline, free as a PNG, SVG or PDF. Label it, colour it in or drop it into a slide.

Using a blank map of the Global South

A blank Global South usually goes straight into something larger: a report cover, a slide that frames a programme, a campaign graphic or a class handout. With borders draws the lines between the 126 members this map includes; Outline only keeps the land as one shape. Both come as a PNG on a transparent background, an SVG or a PDF.

Frames for a report or a campaign

Place the transparent PNG on a coloured cover and the colour shows through around the countries. The SVG suits a designer who wants to fill the countries a campaign works in, leave the rest pale and add the campaign's own markers. Because every member is a separate shape in With borders, filling or removing them one by one takes seconds, even for a long list.

A frame for a long list

With this many members, the SVG suits a graphic where the countries a campaign works in are filled and the rest stay as faint lines. The list further down this page names all 126 members, which helps when you need to check a spelling. In a report, one pale PNG behind a table of countries lets the table carry the detail.

Picking a version

With borders is the political blank map of the Global South, and the one to choose whenever countries need telling apart. Outline only suits an icon or a quiet backdrop. If your list of countries differs from this one, Customise this map opens the outline in the editor, where More, Place and Custom set… let you change it. For printing choices such as black and white, see the printable map of the Global South.

How to do it in MapMaker

Choose With borders for the 126 members, or Outline only for the land as one shape.
Download the PNG for a cover, a slide or a worksheet, or the SVG to restyle it in a design tool.
Use PDF, A4 or PDF, Letter for a copy that goes to a printer as it is.
Choose Customise this map to add names, your own set of countries or a title, then download from the editor.

The 126 members on the map

A key for labelling the map by hand.

Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Jamaica
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
Somaliland
South Africa
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Syria
Tanzania
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Tuvalu
Uganda
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Western Sahara
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Facts about the Global South

126 members are on the map.

The Global South at a glance

Members on the map: 126
Members: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palau, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Customise this map

Questions people ask

Is there a political blank map of the Global South?

Yes. Choose With borders and you get the 126 members this map includes as separate, unnamed shapes, ready to fill, label or restyle.

Which countries are on the blank map of the Global South?

The 126 members on the map. The list further down this page names them all, and it doubles as a key for a labelling exercise or a check of answers.

Does the blank map show the names of the countries?

No, a blank map carries no names. The list further down this page names all 126 members, and Customise this map opens the outline in the editor, where names can be shown on the map.