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Article created by: Ilona Baliūnaitė

A good map should help you find your way around, teach you something about geography or give you a sense of place. But some maps do none of that... Instead, they leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the world. Part cartography, part chaos.

Some maps are masters of misdirection, others are accidental works of comedy. And the internet is full of these useless gems. Many can be found in a little corner aptly called Terrible Maps. The Facebook page has 1.2 million followers, all getting lost together down a rabbit-hole of nonsensical maps.

Bored Panda has put together a list of our favorites from the page for you to scroll through while you plan your next trip. Be warned, many of these might teach you nothing about geography but everything about human imagination, confidence and our ability to slap a label on something and call it a day. These hilarious maps gone south are reminders that not every visual aid is actually aiding anything. Sometimes “it's geography, but make it entertainment...”

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#1

No One Trolls With Street Names Quite Like Prague

Map of Prague highlighting Russian Embassy and nearby areas with humorous and poorly drawn details from funny maps collection.

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    Now It Makes Sense

    Slices of ham labeled West Ham, East Ham, Fulham, and an empty plate labeled Nottingham, funny bad maps concept.

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    #3

    The Purr-Fect Map

    Two cats labeled Chile and Argentina lying side by side, humorously representing a bad yet funny map comparison.

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    Fun Fact: The Baltic Sea Is A Crocodile Eating Finland

    Map of the Baltic Sea region with an exaggerated red outline highlighting countries for funny map content.

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    #5

    Map Of Africa Made From Orange Peel

    Map of Africa made from segmented orange peel pieces, showcasing a funny and badly drawn map concept.

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    The Earth Before And After Your Opinion

    Two side-by-side images of Earth labeled to humorously show the planet before and after an opinion, related to funny maps.

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    The United States Drawn Entirely From Memory

    Map of the United States creatively formed using computer memory modules illustrating funny bad maps concept.

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    #8

    Map Of Tingham, UK

    Map of the UK highlighting Nottingham and a mislabeled location called Tingham in a funny and bad map example.

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    #9

    A Very Serious Dog Map

    Humorous map of dog anatomy highlighting treat detector, belly rubs area, destruction zone, and good boy pets.

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    #10

    When Mobile Connections To Russian Networks Revealed Troop Positions

    Heatmap overlaid on a detailed geographic map showing clusters of data points in Eastern Europe regions.

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    #11

    How To Be A Terrible Neighbour

    Map showing a French nuclear powerplant located near the Belgium border illustrating funny bad neighbor geography.

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    #12

    Really Pleased With My New IKEA Globe That Shows Earth At Night Time

    Black globe without map details displayed on a table with price tags, highlighting funny bad maps concept.

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    #13

    This Weather Map Perfectly Sums Up How Most Finns Feel

    Weather map with unusual patterns forming a sad face, illustrating funny and bad maps trending in viral map collections.

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    #14

    When You Try To Draw A Straight Line With A Ruler But Your Finger Has Other Pla

    Map showing incorrect labeling of New Guinea and Papua New Guinea, a funny bad map example from 50 maps no business being this bad.

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    #15

    A Pizza Map Of Italy

    Pizza shaped like a humorous map of Italy with toppings on a dark red background, illustrating funny bad maps.

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    #16

    Countries That Declared War On Birds… And Lost

    World map showing countries that declared war on birds and lost, highlighting China and Australia in green.

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    #17

    Cyclist Recreates Nirvana’s Iconic Nevermind Album Cover

    Map showing a humorous and poorly drawn outline around Adelaide city creating a funny face shape.

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    #18

    What Earth Will Look Like In 250 Million Years, With Today’s Borders

    Map showing countries flipped upside down with distorted geography in a funny and unconventional maps illustration.

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    #19

    Colossal Squid Sightings Around The World

    Map showing humorous distribution of sea creatures around Antarctica in a funny and badly drawn style.

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    #20

    U.S. States With More Cows Than People

    Map of the US showing states with more cows versus more people, illustrating a funny and bad map from the collection of funny maps.

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    #21

    New Zealand’s Snake Population Density

    Map of New Zealand showing snake population density with a scale from 0 to 100 snakes per hectare, funny map.

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    #22

    Where Johnny Cash Claims To Have Traveled In “I’ve Been Everywhere”

    USA map with multiple identical faces placed across states, illustrating a funny and poorly designed map concept.

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    #23

    A Proposed Two-State Solution

    USA map divided into two colors with a humorous land bridge marked between the two halves, funny and bad maps.

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    #24

    Can You Legally Hunt Unicorns In Your State?

    Map of USA showing most states in red where hunting unicorns is illegal, with only one state in green allowing it, funny map.

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    #25

    Australians When Surprised

    Map of Norway mistakenly shaped like a vertical green landmass, illustrating a funny and bad map error.

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    #26

    Map Showing Which Countries Are The Hairiest

    World map showing male androgenic hair prevalence with color-coded regions, an example of funny bad maps.

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    #27

    Average Sneeze Speed Across Europe

    Map of Europe showing average speed limits by country with color-coded legend, part of funny and bad maps collection.

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    #28

    The World After An 8,800m Sea Rise

    Humorous map showing Greenland labeled with No Data and a small island named L'ile de Everest in a blue ocean background.

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    #29

    Kanawyers And Independence Are 20 Miles Apart, But The Road Trip Takes 300 Miles And Six Hours

    Map showing an illogical road route in California with a 6-hour drive, illustrating funny and bad map navigation errors.

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    #30

    Countries In Europe Whose National Animals Are Extinct Or Mythical

    Map of Europe highlighting mythical and extinct creatures as national symbols for a funny and bad maps collection.

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    #31

    When You Set Out To Map The World But Remember You’re A Chap From 1930s Britain

    Vintage world map from 1934 showing tea trade routes with distorted country shapes in a humorous way.

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    #32

    Did You Know?

    Map showing Ireland and Iceland labeled with a humorous fact highlighting their close proximity across the sea.

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    #33

    Tiger Ownership Legality By U.S. State

    Map of the United States showing states with no regulations, permit requirements, or bans on private ownership.

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    #34

    The Most Commonly Used Word In Each State’s Wikipedia Page

    Funny map of the United States with every state labeled as "The," showcasing humorous map errors.

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    #35

    How European Explorers Saw America In 1492

    World map with distorted country shapes highlighting funny and bad map design errors for SEO keyword maps.

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    #36

    States Where You Can Get Arrested For Wrestling A Bear

    Map showing states where you can get arrested for wrestling a bear, with humorous cartoon bears highlighting those states.

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    #37

    A Topographic Map Of Africa

    Fried food resembling an unintentionally funny map, illustrating bad yet humorous map shapes and forms.

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    #38

    U.S. States With The Highest Number Of Venomous Animals

    US map showing state-by-state data with color coding, part of funny and bad maps collection with humorous mistakes.

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    #39

    The Great Italian Divide

    Map of Italy humorously showing northern region with butter and the rest with olive oil, highlighting funny bad maps.

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    #40

    US States By Paid Sick Leave Laws In 2025

    Map of US states showing paid sick leave and time off laws with varying shades of purple in a funny and unusual style

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    #41

    The Earth, But Just Islands

    Map showing misrepresented landmasses and islands in a distorted world map with funny geographical errors.

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    #42

    Is It Possible To Walk To Australia From Your Country?

    World map highlighting countries where you can walk to Australia, shown in red and green, a funny inaccurate map.

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    #43

    This Map Shows How Zealandia Might Look Today If It Had Stayed Above Sea Level

    Map showing Australia and New Zealand with geographic regions labeled, part of funny and bad maps collection.

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    #44

    Where You Can Own A Monkey In The USA

    Map showing where owning a monkey is legal, partially banned, or illegal across US states with colorful, humorous design.

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    Really Makes You Think

    Tweet questioning how an earthquake causes a distant tsunami, with a humorous map showing inaccurate tsunami path marked in purple.

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    #46

    Countries Googling Google On Google In The Last Day

    World map highlighting countries by color with one country unusually marked in red, showcasing funny bad maps.

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    #47

    The Most Likely Colour Of Your House In Europe

    Map of Europe with countries shaded in various colors, illustrating a funny and inaccurate representation of geographic borders.

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    Countries That Have Fined Google $20,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

    World map highlighting countries with yes, no, and no data categories, illustrating a funny and bad map example.

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    #49

    Fun Fact: Switzerland Is 18 The Gambias Away From Mongolia

    Map showing a colorful, inaccurate route across Europe and Asia illustrating funny and bad map design examples.

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    #50

    Can The Name Of This European Country Be Spelled Using Only Periodic Table Elements?

    Map of Europe showing countries color-coded by whether their names can be spelled using only periodic table elements, a funny map.




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