Choropleth map in ggplot with polygons that have holes

Question

I\'m trying to draw a choropleth map of Germany showing poverty rate by state (inspired by this question).

The problem is that some of the states (Berlin, for examp

Answer 1

Alternatively you could create that map using rworldmap.

library(rworldmap)
library(RColorBrewer)
library(rgdal)

map <- readOGR(dsn=".", layer="germany3")
pov <- read.csv("gerpoverty.csv")

#join data to the map
sPDF <- joinData2Map(pov,nameMap='map',nameJoinIDMap='VARNAME_1',nameJoinColumnData='Id1')

#default map
#mapPolys(sPDF,nameColumnToPlot='poverty')

colours=brewer.pal(5,"OrRd")
mapParams <- mapPolys( sPDF
                      ,nameColumnToPlot='poverty'
                      ,catMethod="pretty"
                      ,numCats=5
                      ,colourPalette=colours
                      ,addLegend=FALSE )


do.call( addMapLegend, c( mapParams
                          , legendLabels="all"
                          , legendWidth=0.5
                        ))

#to test state names
#text(pov$x,pov$y,labels=pov$Id1)