If you open Google Maps, you’ll notice that Greenland looks like it’s about the same size as Africa. However, the African ...

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...

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 UN General Assembly is due to vote on Friday on a proposal to move away from the traditional Mercator projection.

The Equal Earth projection shows countries’ true size relative to one another, unlike the centuries-old Mercator map, which ...