Which map type should you use?

Datawrapper
445 views June 9, 2025

Our product specialist Guillermina explains the different types of maps that you can create in Datawrapper. Datawrapper is an online data visualization tool that lets you create maps, chart, and tables for your online articles, presentations, print, social media and more. Try it out without signing up: datawrapper.de -------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:28  Choropleth maps 00:46 Symbol maps 01:23 Spike maps 01:41 Arrow maps 02:40 Locator maps 03:21 Outro

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