cartograms

Diagrams (geometrical figures of all kinds) have been profitably used; ecclesiastical statistics also use what are called cartograms, or coloured representations of geographical surfaces.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913

To visualize the data the research team created maps called cartograms, in which the sizes of states are based on the number of Twitter messages originating from them.

NYT > Technology 2010

Worldmapper is a wonderfully eye-opening collection of "cartograms," maps that resize geographical regions based on different variables, from birth rates and population to disease to aircraft flights and imports/exports.

Boing Boing: May 14, 2006 - May 20, 2006 Archives 2006

It consists of global maps, actually cartograms, each of which re-sizes the countries of the world according to some variable, such as population.

OF FACTS AND MAPS... Ms. OPL 2006

Check out the dynamic maps, cartograms dingbats, icons and yes.. cupcakes.

Build Blog » On the Radar 2008

Worldmapper is a collection of cartograms, which are maps that combine numerical information with geography.

Allan Jenkins' Desirable Roasted Coffee 2006

Scarce posted some beautiful pre- and post-midterm election cartograms, proportionate to the local population, over at My Left Nutmeg.

A Thursday Round-Up | spazeboy 2006

Scarce posted some beautiful pre- and post-midterm election cartograms, proportionate to the local population, over at My Left Nutmeg.

2006 November Archive at spazeboy 2006

Worldmapper is a collection of cartograms, which are maps that combine numerical information with geography.

Allan Jenkins' Desirable Roasted Coffee 2006

The first one I linked to also had some good cartograms, where land area is modified to be proportional to population.

yikes 2006