What is the World Subdivisions coloring map for?
Use it to build a focused detailed maps graphic with editable colors, custom legend labels, and export files that can be reused in documents, slides, or videos.
World Subdivisions
Color first-level states and provinces around the world for detailed regional maps and global data stories.
Available
AI Coloring
Describe a map coloring rule, preview the JSON patch, then apply it.
Tools
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Click a state to paint it. Drag across states to color continuously. Use Erase to clear and Pan or the mouse wheel to move around.
Palette
Choose the active color, then click states to paint them.
Selection
Select one or more regions for batch edits.
Select a region on the map.
Export
Legend
Only colors currently used on the map appear here.
Paint at least one state to start building a legend.
About this World Subdivisions coloring map
The world subdivisions map is the high-detail global option. It is intended for stories where country-level coloring is not enough, such as state, province, and regional comparisons across multiple countries.
Best uses
- Detailed global analysis using states, provinces, and regions.
- Cross-border regional stories that do not fit a country map.
- High-detail exports when the audience needs local boundaries.
Use natural language to color the map
This editor can turn plain-English instructions into color changes, hidden regions, and legend labels before you apply them. It is useful when you know the story you want to show but do not want to click every region by hand.
- "Color the northern World Subdivisions regions blue and the southern regions amber."
- "Make a three-color legend for high, medium, and low coverage on this World Subdivisions map."
- "Hide tiny islands or outliers so the exported World Subdivisions graphic is easier to read."
Map details
- Map coverage
- World Subdivisions
- Region count
- 3,862 colorable regions
- Export formats
- SVG, PNG, and JSON
- AI workflow
- Natural-language coloring prompts
- Boundary level
- First-level global subdivisions
- Common use
- Detailed international data stories
Questions about this map
Can I save a World Subdivisions draft?
Drafts are stored in this browser. You can also export JSON when you need a portable backup or want to continue from the same color assignments later.
Which export should I choose?
Use SVG for scalable editing, PNG for quick sharing, and JSON when you want to preserve the editable map state.
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