Highcharts Demo

author(s): Torstein Hønsi

by Geo George

HTML

<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/maps/highmaps.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/maps/modules/data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/maps/modules/data.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/maps/modules/exporting.js"></script>
<script src="https://code.highcharts.com/mapdata/custom/world.js"></script>


<div id="container"></div>

CSS

#container {
    height: 500px; 
    min-width: 310px; 
    max-width: 800px; 
    margin: 0 auto; 
}
.loading {
    margin-top: 10em;
    text-align: center;
    color: gray;
}

JavaScript

Highcharts.getJSON('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/highcharts/[email protected]/samples/data/world-population-density.json', function (data) {

    // Initiate the chart
    Highcharts.mapChart('container', {

        title: {
            text: 'Population density by country (/km²)'
        },

        subtitle: {
            text: 'Darker border on hover'
        },

        mapNavigation: {
            enabled: true,
            buttonOptions: {
                verticalAlign: 'bottom'
            }
        },

        colorAxis: {
            min: 1,
            max: 1000,
            type: 'logarithmic'
        },
				plotOptions:{
        	series:{
          	dataLabels:{
            	enabled: true,
              formatter:function(){
              	return this.point.name
              }
            }
          }
        },
        series: [{
            data: data,
            mapData: Highcharts.maps['custom/world'],
            joinBy: ['iso-a2', 'code'],
            name: 'Population density',
            states: {
                hover: {
                    color: '#a4edba',
                   color:"red"
                }
            },
            tooltip: {
                valueSuffix: '/km²'
            }
        }]
    });
});