Choropleth map of the Caribbean

When you have a figure for each member of the Caribbean, such as visitor numbers, hotel nights or survey results, this page puts it on a map. Paste two columns, the country and its value, and Make my map opens the region with its 25 countries and territories coloured by your numbers. The colours above are sample values until you paste your own.

Reading a choropleth of the region

A choropleth colours each area by a value, usually darker for more, with a legend to read the shades by. Here each of the 25 is one area, so the map compares members with each other. It reads best with rates, per person or per km², and it cannot show exact numbers or single places such as resorts or ports; pins do that.

Data that fits

Tourism comes first: visitors, hotel nights or cruise calls per member. Sales teams map orders per person by member, and researchers map health and education figures that are published member by member. A programme manager can use the Categories method to colour each member by a label such as active, planned or not yet, with a legend that names each label.

Small members and the colours

Many members are small on the page and may be hard to make out in a pale shade, so choose colours with a clear step between them. Five classes suit 25 members; Quantile puts about five members in each, while Equal steps gives each the same range of values. If a small member's value matters, add a pin or a text box in the editor to point to it. To colour by hand rather than from figures, use the editable map of the Caribbean.