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 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 ...

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

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

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

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 U.N. has backed a new map showing Africa in its true relative size, with the U.S. standing alone in opposition.

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