How to create Geo Map in Data Studio

Sanvi
2 min readSep 20, 2022

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INTRODUCTION

Geo maps are a great resource to quickly analyze campaign performance in Google Data Studio. They can give you a quick snapshot of which countries and regions are contributing most to your global performance. Map visualizations can play a vital role towards this requirement. Not only are map visualizations the most effective way to display geographic information, but they also provide a compelling way to visualize conversions and understand key metrics.

STUDY CASE

To Create Geo Map we need Geographic data such as country, city, address, and many more. Example data :

Figure 1. Example data for Geo Map

This data contain City as geographic data so from data above we can make a Geo Map.

The first step, we need create report.

After that we must import data for example my data is from Google Spreadsheet so I will import it from there.

To make a Geo Map, we need to change the data source.

Change City data to Geographics then choose City.

The last Step is pick your Geo Map style. I choose Bubble Map for example, and this is my Geo Map.

My data Show Quantity Ordered in every city. The bigger Circle means higher Ordered.

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