“Average Sneeze Speed”: 50 Hilariously Terrible Maps You Would Never Find In A Textbook

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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Now It Makes Sense

Slices of ham labeled West Ham, East Ham, Fulham, and an empty plate labeled Nottingham in a funny bad map style.

Final score:

82points

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Now It Makes Sense

The Purr-Fect Map

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Map Of Africa Made From Orange Peel

The Earth Before And After Your Opinion

The United States Drawn Entirely From Memory

Map Of Tingham, UK

A Very Serious Dog Map

When Mobile Connections To Russian Networks Revealed Troop Positions

How To Be A Terrible Neighbour

This Weather Map Perfectly Sums Up How Most Finns Feel

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

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

A Pizza Map Of Italy

Countries That Declared War On Birds… And Lost

Cyclist Recreates Nirvana’s Iconic Nevermind Album Cover

Colossal Squid Sightings Around The World

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

U.S. States With More Cows Than People

New Zealand’s Snake Population Density

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

Can You Legally Hunt Unicorns In Your State?

Map Showing Which Countries Are The Hairiest

A Proposed Two-State Solution

Australians When Surprised

Average Sneeze Speed Across Europe

Countries In Europe Whose National Animals Are Extinct Or Mythical

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

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

The World After An 8,800m Sea Rise

Did You Know?

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Tiger Ownership Legality By U.S. State

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

States Where You Can Get Arrested For Wrestling A Bear

A Topographic Map Of Africa

How European Explorers Saw America In 1492

The Great Italian Divide

The Earth, But Just Islands

US States By Paid Sick Leave Laws In 2025

Is It Possible To Walk To Australia From Your Country?

Where You Can Own A Monkey In The USA

Really Makes You Think

Countries Googling Google On Google In The Last Day

Fun Fact: Switzerland Is 18 The Gambias Away From Mongolia

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

The Most Likely Colour Of Your House In Europe

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

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

Americans Were Asked To Identify The UK On A World Map

Exactly

Prisons vs. Colleges By US State

Am I The Only One Who Sees An Elephant Doing The Front Crawl When I Look At The Mediterranean?

Present-Day Ghana vs. Where The Ghana Empire Actually Was

Historical And Present Distribution Of Lions

Rule Brie-Tannia: God Save The Cream

The Drive So Dull Only Midwesterners Survive It

Density Of Pig Farms Across Europe

States Where Lassoing Fish Is Illegal

Countries Featured In Poland’s Anthem

I Mean, I’ve Seen Worse Ideas

The Shortest Route From Santiago, Chile To Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Berlin Is Approximately 7 Belgiums Away From Moscow

The Neighborhoods Of New York City

Stereotype Map Of New England

The Size Of Texas Compared To The Moon And Dwarf Planets

You Can Sail In A Straight Line From Georgia To Georgia

First To Open In Each State: Target Or Walmart

A Useful Map For New Yorkers In La

Countries Where The Local Name Is Extremely Different From The English Version

Pluto vs. The State Of Alaska

Every State’s Most Disturbing Sports Mascot

The Top “Why Is [state] So…” Question For Each Aussie State

U.S. States With The Most (And Least) Attractive People

The Legality Of Flamethrower Ownership In The United States

What A Masterpiece. Absolute Chaos - Couldn't Have Designed It Better Myself. If You’re English, You Know

Wyoming Has A Lower Population Than The Other 49 States Combined

How Many New Mexicos Fit Inside Mexico