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

It is the culmination of a recent campaign led by African countries and advocacy groups to reject 'cartographic colonialism'.

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

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

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 called for the traditional world map to be replaced with one more accurately reflecting Africa’s size. How has ...

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 ...

The urge to map is a basic, enduring human instinct. Where would we be without maps? The obvious answer is, of course, 'lost', but maps provide answers to many more questions than simply how to get ...