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

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

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

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

UN votes to adopt new world map that shows true size of all countries - Africa-led campaign asks governments, schools and ...

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

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

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

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 ...

Africa has long been represented as smaller than its real size in maps, which are largely based on an ancient projection.