30 Hilariously Terrible Maps Adding A Pinch Of Humor To Cartography (May 16, 2025)

Cartography is usually about precision, geography, and helping people not get lost.

But over on the Terrible Maps Twitter page, it’s more about chaos, confusion, and comedy gold.

This post features some of the funniest terrible maps that take geography and give it a hilarious twist—sometimes clever, sometimes cursed, and always completely unhelpful.

If you’ve ever wanted to laugh at a map that boldly labels the ocean as “moist land,” you’re in the right place for geography humor.

1. Mnemonic device to remember the Great Lakes

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3. Japan: orange peel projection

4. World map according to the Brazilian government.

5. Would it be socially acceptable to name your child after this state?

6. Getting his steps in.

7. Map of the United States if it was colonized by Britain

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9. How people in Europe say the number 92

10. Countries that have eaten their Prime Minister.

11. How hard it is to understand Spanish accents

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13. Countries mentioned in the Bible vs % of population practicing Christianity

14. Here’s a map you didn’t know you needed

15. States where bestiality is legal.

16. Countries where the US dropped atomic bombs

17. How to build a T-Rex

18. Most common surnames across Europe

19. Can you legally own a monkey?

20. Obesity levels across the US

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22. India as seen by Indians

23. Without touching a single piece of land, you can sail from India to the USA in a completely straight line

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25. Dividing the world by nearest Australian capital city

26. A world map centred around Antarctica

27. European countries and their national animals

28. Map showing origin of Miss Universe winners (1952-2024)

29. Has your landlocked country ever been led by an admiral?

30. Flag map with modern borders of the Roman Empire