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.

Equal Earth is designed to show countries at their true relative size, in a UN push led by Togo with African Union backing at U.N.

The new map makes Africa, Latin America, South Asia and Oceania larger than the traditional Mercator projection.

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

Why is the UN considering a new World map? Learn how Equal Earth could correct Mercator distortions and better show the true ...

UN has backed a new world map designed to show the relative size of continents more accurately, particularly correcting the ...

The UN General Assembly voted to back the Equal Earth cartographic projection in a bid to provide what it described as a ...

The United Nations has endorsed the 'Equal Earth' map projection to replace the traditional Mercator map, which distorts the ...