diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/editor/StyleRuleEditor.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/editor/StyleRuleEditor.tsx
index 8f185ff22fe..a63c15f69db 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/editor/StyleRuleEditor.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/editor/StyleRuleEditor.tsx
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ export const StyleRuleEditor: FC<StandardEditorProps<FeatureStyleConfig, any, an
             options={comparators}
             onChange={onChangeComparison}
             aria-label={'Comparison operator'}
-            width={6}
+            width={8}
           />
         </InlineField>
         <InlineField className={styles.inline} grow={true}>
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.test.ts
index 1a1d4e5a0ee..65e27150ce9 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.test.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ describe('check if feature matches style rule', () => {
         feature
       )
     ).toEqual(true);
+    expect(
+      checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule(
+        {
+          operation: ComparisonOperation.EQ,
+          property: 'number',
+          value: '3',
+        },
+        feature
+      )
+    ).toEqual(true);
     expect(
       checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule(
         {
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.ts
index ff85a712651..b5ed69dccb2 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/geomap/utils/checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export const checkFeatureMatchesStyleRule = (rule: FeatureRuleConfig, feature: F
   const val = feature.get(rule.property);
   switch (rule.operation) {
     case ComparisonOperation.EQ:
-      return val === rule.value;
+      return `${val}` === `${rule.value}`;
     case ComparisonOperation.NEQ:
       return val !== rule.value;
     case ComparisonOperation.GT: