The U.N. voted to promote map projections that more accurately represent the world, drawing official opposition from the U.S.

The UN has endorsed a new world map using the Equal Earth projection. See how the map compares and why Africa gains the most ...

The most widely used global map is almost 500 years old and was designed for navigation. But landmasses near the poles look ...

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 wrong.

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

For generations, millions have viewed world maps that dramatically underrepresent Africa's true size. A recent United Nations resolution has now thrust that distortion into the global spotlight, ...

Equal Earth is ontworpen om landen in hun werkelijke relatieve grootte weer te geven en is een VN-initiatief onder leiding van Togo met steun van de Afrikaanse Unie bij de VN.

The United Nations will vote Friday to adopt a new map of the world meant to make the countries appear more true to size than on the map we use today.

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

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

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