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

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

The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

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 ...

France is redrawing its world map: deeming the Mercator projection misleading, the foreign ministry will drop it in favour of a map that better reflects actual continental sizes, especially Africa. Vi ...

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

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

On the world maps most of us have seen since childhood, Greenland looks almost as big as Africa. But Africa is actually about 14 times larger, and Russia and Canada also appear far bigger than their ...

UN's non-binding resolution asks schools, publishers and tech firms to switch to equal-area projections. India voted yes, ...