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.

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 United Nations General Assembly is voting Friday on whether to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong ...

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...

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