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

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The U.N. voted to endorse a new world map called "Equal Earth" that more accurately depicts the size of continents.

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.

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.

Mercator maps distorted Africa for centuries. A U.N. vote asks the world to see the continent closer to its actual size. The U.S. was lone 'no' vote.