Filled maps and country codes

[Bimbone]

Hi all,

I have read that the best method to show countries in the Filled Maps  visual is to use the ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes.

Indeed, it works well for the vast majority, but I have instances where or the code is wrongly interpreted (eg: AUS fills the United States and not Australia!) or is not recognised (eg: SVK does not recognise Slovakia, or SWE does not recognise Sweden, or THA does not recognise Thailand,...).

Do you know if this is a bug or PowerBi issue, or some different codes should be used in some cases?

Thank you,

[mickey64 · Accepted solution]

Please use country name in Bing Map.

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[Bimbone]

Hi Mickey,

thank you for your reply.

I was using Country names before, but they were not always reliable, and also being in Italian they were often not recognised.

That's why I am turning to using the ISO Country Codes as they should be a global standard

[mickey64]

For your reference.😀

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[Bimbone]

Thank you Mickey,

now I understand, I believe I had not fully grasped your first reply - so you mean that I should better use the official country names as they are used in Bing Maps?

[mickey64]

Yes. (^^)/