The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most relative size.

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true relative sizes, unlike the Mercator map, which critics say makes Africa look ...

The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The new map is intended to reduce geographic distortions in educational materials, public communications and data ...

The widely-used Mercator map is often criticised for visually exaggerating and centralising Western nations.

The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.

The U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

Pick which country is bigger, then watch it morph from Mercator to Equal Earth projection to see how close you were.

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

Nearly every voting country recently approved of a new way to depict the world. The United Nations' endorsement of a new global map is intended to better represent the relative sizes of continents and ...

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