As the UN adopts a new world map to reflect Africa's true size, let's take a closer look at what different maps get right and ...

The UN resolution instead endorses use of the Equal Earth projection, which better shows the relative sizes of land masses.

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, ...

A NEW world map has officially been adopted after a UN vote – with the fresh model reducing the size of Britain and the US ...

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding ...

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

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

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

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

The United Nations General Assembly has voted to endorse a new world map that shows Africa's large size more accurately.