Cartogram





A cartogram is a map in which the geometry of regions is distorted in order to convey the information of an alternate variable. The region area will be inflated or deflated according to its numeric value. Read more about it here, or check the d3.js examples below.

Step by step

The most popular way to build a cartogram with d3 is the topogram library built by Shawn Allen. It relies on a algorithm to construct continuous area cartograms by A. Dougenik et al. The following examples should guide you through its basic usage.





Selection of blocks

A few blocks with more complicated codes to showcase what's possible to do with connection maps. First show how to display connections on hover. Second show how to apply edge bundling to the connection to declutter the chart.

Related chart types


Map
Choropleth
Hexbin map
Cartogram
Connection
Bubble map