I've tried to use bars in a map for a report before. It took me a bunch of redesigns until it had something I liked (equally sized rectangles filled in proport

I've tried to use bars in a map for a report before. It took me a bunch of redesigns until it had something I liked (equally sized rectangles filled in proportion to the measure, no overlaps, and a thin line cutting across to show a baseline). Even then, it was nixed for taking too much effort to parse. This article's maps are barely useful. A table would've been better. If you have to label the rankings, it's a clear sign nobody can make comparisons with your map.