1. Maps in which geographical areas are distorted or resized to represent a statistical variable (such as population, wealth, or disease incidence) rather than actual land area.
Usage: Plural form of cartogram.; Commonly used in geography, data visualization, and social science research.

Examples

• The cartograms showed how the world's population is distributed, with China and India appearing much larger than their actual geographic size.
• Election cartograms can reveal voting patterns by enlarging regions with higher voter turnout.
• Cartograms of GDP by country distort national boundaries to reflect economic output rather than land area.
• Public health officials used cartograms to visualize the spread of the disease across different regions.
• These cartograms make it easier to compare relative wealth between nations at a glance.