Choropleth map of the US and Canada

A choropleth of the US and Canada has two areas to colour, so it works as a head-to-head comparison: one figure per country, shown as two shades. Paste two rows from your spreadsheet, the country and its value, and Make my map opens the map with both coloured by your numbers. The colours above are sample values until you paste your own.

What to expect from two areas

A choropleth shades each area by a value, usually darker for more, with a legend to read the shades by. With two areas, the map shows which is higher and by roughly how much, not any pattern within a country. It is a clean visual for a one-line headline on a slide, and nothing more than that.

When you need more

If your data is by state or by province, go straight to the choropleth map of the United States of America, which colours its states, or the choropleth map of Canada, which colours its provinces and territories. Each has a blank spreadsheet of its regions. Use this page only when the figure itself belongs to the country.

Figures that fit

Per-person measures compare fairly between two countries of different sizes: sales per person, customers per person, survey scores. A Categories map can also show a decision: one colour for a market served by head office, another for a partner. Keep it to rates, not totals.

The table

Two rows: the name in the first column and the value in the second. Several spellings and ISO 3166 codes match, and the blank spreadsheet on this page lists the two countries. Pastes of up to 5,000 rows and 2 MB are accepted, though two rows are all you need.

Colours

Two shades suffice: use two classes, so each country has its own colour. A one-colour scale reads best. For a wider view, add your figures to the choropleth map of North America.