What different world maps get right - and what they get wrong

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 New World Map the UN Wants You to Use

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.

New world map makes Africa look bigger: what’s the fuss about? Cartographers explain

The UN has passed a non-binding resolution to endorse the Equal Earth Projection, a map which more fairly represents the true ...
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World maps get Africa’s size wrong: cartographers explain why fixing it matters

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a ...
News24

India backs UN’s ‘fairer’ world map but issues big warning over J&K, Ladakh – Here’s what it means

India backed a UN resolution encouraging equal-area world maps but clarified that it does not endorse any specific map, ...
The Conversation

Correcting the map: How a UN resolution marks a step toward decolonizing world maps

Some countries and territories, including Canada, Greenland and Russia, will soon look notably smaller on official United Nations maps. That is due to a recent resolution adopted by the UN General ...
Phys.org

World maps get Africa's size wrong: Cartographers explain why fixing it matters

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map. The campaign currently has over 4,500 ...