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 larger than their actual relative sizes, and those near the equator look muc ...

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

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

Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World maps distort size and shape by design. Learn why projections matter and how they shape global understanding. (CREDIT: ...

We asked Jack Swab and Derek Alderman, cartographers and geographers who study the social and communicative power of maps, to ...

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

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

Cartographers rely on the authority of maps to communicate locations, guide navigation at sea, and shape people’s perceptions of Earth. However, because all flat maps have compromises built into them, ...