The United Nations adopted the Equal Earth map showing Africa's true size, but the United States was the sole nation to vote ...

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 ...

The UN General Assembly adopts the Equal Earth map 164-1, with the US opposing the move as a 'radical ideological project.' ...

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

The UN General Assembly voted 164 to 1 to drop 500 year old Mercator world maps on September 4 2026. The UN assembly urged ...

However, the Mercator map comes with the trade-off of showing inaccurate sizes for continents. Landmasses become artificially ...

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

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