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 U.S. was the only nation to oppose a new world map that more accurately reflects the size of Africa and other regions.

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

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

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

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

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, ...