#MakeoverMonday 2020, Week 33: Scotland - the state of the digital nation

For week 33, Charlie chose a dataset about Scotland, featuring a map. Here is the original viz:

https://companyconnecting.com/sites/default/files/Company-Connecting-Pg-1%20%281%29.jpg

What works well:

• The map grabs my attention
• The word Scotland in the title is nice and prominent and immediately tells me where in the world we are
• The labeling is helpful

What could be improved:

• My first reaction is: why should I care? There is nothing particularly insightful on this map, no explanation or compelling story (maybe there is none??)
• It's a bit 'much': everything is competing for my attention

What I did:

• I couldn't quite see the need for anything more elaborate than a bar chart for this data.
• Took 2min to create and 20min to format, the usual...
• colors inspired by visitscotland.com