diff --git a/src/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/realtime/RealtimePage.tsx b/src/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/realtime/RealtimePage.tsx
index 6220c6957..d9933d0e6 100644
--- a/src/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/realtime/RealtimePage.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(main)/websites/[websiteId]/realtime/RealtimePage.tsx
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function RealtimePage({ websiteId }: { websiteId: string }) {
           <RealtimeCountries data={countries} />
         </Panel>
         <Panel gridColumn={isMobile ? null : 'span 2'} padding="0">
-          <WorldMap data={countries} />
+          <WorldMap data={countries} allowFilter={false} />
         </Panel>
       </GridRow>
     </Grid>
diff --git a/src/components/metrics/WorldMap.tsx b/src/components/metrics/WorldMap.tsx
index 3c8fadb80..3a99e4100 100644
--- a/src/components/metrics/WorldMap.tsx
+++ b/src/components/metrics/WorldMap.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import { Column, type ColumnProps, FloatingTooltip, useTheme } from '@umami/react-zen';
 import { colord } from 'colord';
-import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
+import { type MouseEvent, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react';
 import { ComposableMap, Geographies, Geography, ZoomableGroup } from 'react-simple-maps';
 import {
   useCountryNames,
   useLocale,
   useMessages,
+  useNavigation,
   useWebsiteMetricsQuery,
 } from '@/components/hooks';
 import { getThemeColors } from '@/lib/colors';
@@ -16,17 +17,21 @@ import { formatLongNumber } from '@/lib/format';
 export interface WorldMapProps extends ColumnProps {
   websiteId?: string;
   data?: any[];
+  allowFilter?: boolean;
 }
 
-export function WorldMap({ websiteId, data, ...props }: WorldMapProps) {
+export function WorldMap({ websiteId, data, allowFilter = true, ...props }: WorldMapProps) {
   const [tooltip, setTooltipPopup] = useState();
+  const pointerStart = useRef<{ x: number; y: number }>(null);
   const { theme } = useTheme();
   const { colors } = getThemeColors(theme);
   const { locale } = useLocale();
   const { formatMessage, labels } = useMessages();
   const { countryNames } = useCountryNames(locale);
+  const { router, query, updateParams } = useNavigation();
   const visitorsLabel = formatMessage(labels.visitors).toLocaleLowerCase(locale);
   const unknownLabel = formatMessage(labels.unknown);
+  const selectedCountry = (query.country as string)?.replace(/^eq\./, '');
 
   const { data: mapData } = useWebsiteMetricsQuery(websiteId, {
     type: 'country',
@@ -54,6 +59,31 @@ export function WorldMap({ websiteId, data, ...props }: WorldMapProps) {
     return code === 'AQ' ? 0 : 1;
   };
 
+  const isClickable = (code: string) => {
+    if (!allowFilter || !code || code === 'AQ') return false;
+
+    // when filtered, the map only has data for the selected country, so allow switching to any other
+    return !!selectedCountry || !!metrics?.find(({ x }) => x === code);
+  };
+
+  const handlePointerDown = (e: MouseEvent) => {
+    pointerStart.current = { x: e.clientX, y: e.clientY };
+  };
+
+  const handleClick = (code: string, e: MouseEvent) => {
+    const start = pointerStart.current;
+    pointerStart.current = null;
+
+    // ignore clicks that are the tail end of a pan
+    if (start && Math.hypot(e.clientX - start.x, e.clientY - start.y) > 5) return;
+
+    if (!isClickable(code)) return;
+
+    router.replace(
+      updateParams({ country: code === selectedCountry ? undefined : `eq.${code}` }) as string,
+    );
+  };
+
   const handleHover = (code: string) => {
     if (code === 'AQ') return;
     const country = metrics?.find(({ x }) => x === code);
@@ -77,6 +107,8 @@ export function WorldMap({ websiteId, data, ...props }: WorldMapProps) {
             {({ geographies }) => {
               return geographies.map(geo => {
                 const code = ISO_COUNTRIES[geo.id];
+                const clickable = isClickable(code);
+                const cursor = clickable ? 'pointer' : 'default';
 
                 return (
                   <Geography
@@ -86,12 +118,14 @@ export function WorldMap({ websiteId, data, ...props }: WorldMapProps) {
                     stroke={colors.map.strokeColor}
                     opacity={getOpacity(code)}
                     style={{
-                      default: { outline: 'none' },
-                      hover: { outline: 'none', fill: colors.map.hoverColor },
-                      pressed: { outline: 'none' },
+                      default: { outline: 'none', cursor },
+                      hover: { outline: 'none', cursor, fill: colors.map.hoverColor },
+                      pressed: { outline: 'none', cursor },
                     }}
                     onMouseOver={() => handleHover(code)}
                     onMouseOut={() => setTooltipPopup(null)}
+                    onMouseDown={handlePointerDown}
+                    onClick={(e: MouseEvent) => handleClick(code, e)}
                   />
                 );
               });