Skip to main content
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Join us for an expert-led overview of the tools and concepts you'll need to become a Certified Power BI Data Analyst and pass exam PL-300. Register now.

Reply
digitalphil
New Member

Filled Map visualisation not recognising two digit country code for Hungary

When trying to use the Filled Map visualisation power bi is not recognising all two digit ISO country codes.

A simple test to replicate this would be to use an execl sheet with 2 columns as a datasource. Column 1 the ISO county codes GB, FR and HU and Column 2 some random numeric values.

Use the Execl sheet data with with the filled map visualisation and select both columns as your fields.

You will notice that GB(Great Britain), FR(France) display properly but HU(Hungary) does not display on the map. 

Not sure if this is a bug or by design? If anyone could advise that would be much appreciated?

1 REPLY 1
v-yulgu-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @digitalphil,

 

Based on my test, if use the short name of country like "GB", "FR","HU" in map visual, sometimes the region cannot be recognized exactly and be highlighted in the map. Also, if we don't select proper data category for regional column, the region won't be recognized correctly either.

 

So, in your scenario, I would suggest use full country name (Great Britain, France, Hungary) as the location field. And set the data category to Country/region.

1.PNG

 

If you have any question, please feel free to ask.

 

Thanks,
Yuliana Gu

Community Support Team _ Yuliana Gu
If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

Helpful resources

Announcements
Join our Fabric User Panel

Join our Fabric User Panel

This is your chance to engage directly with the engineering team behind Fabric and Power BI. Share your experiences and shape the future.

June 2025 Power BI Update Carousel

Power BI Monthly Update - June 2025

Check out the June 2025 Power BI update to learn about new features.

June 2025 community update carousel

Fabric Community Update - June 2025

Find out what's new and trending in the Fabric community.