# bjornd/jvectormap

Repository: https://github.com/bjornd/jvectormap
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jvectormap
Language: JavaScript
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: data-visualization, choropleth, jquery
Last push: 2024-04-13T11:26:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5330, "days_push": 872, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1394, forks 423 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:36.330626+00:00)

## What it is
jVectorMap is a jQuery-based JavaScript library for rendering interactive vector maps on the web. It supports choropleth data visualization with features like zooming, panning, markers, labels, and tooltips.

## Use cases
- display interactive world or country maps on a website
- create choropleth maps colored by data values
- add clickable markers and tooltips to a map
- visualize geographic statistics with zoom and pan
- embed lightweight SVG maps without heavy mapping libraries

## When to choose
- you need simple interactive vector maps with jQuery
- you want choropleth visualization of regional data
- you need a lightweight alternative to full mapping libraries like Leaflet

## When to avoid
- you need tile-based street or satellite maps
- your project no longer uses jQuery
- you need advanced GIS features like projections or geospatial analysis

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: data-visualization
- domain: data-visualization, web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, choropleth, vector-maps, interactive-maps, maps, javascript

## Member repositories
- bjornd/jvectormap (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.330626+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:25.907917+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/bjornd/jvectormap (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:36.330626+00:00, sha 464d7f6732cf)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.