United Nations Adopts New Map to Correct World Proportions

The United Nations has announced that it has officially adopted the Equal Earth projection, replacing the traditional 16th-century Mercator map in order to more accurately reflect proportions on Earth.

Transition to the New Map Projection

In line with the new decision made by the United Nations, the traditional method long used on the world map has been changed and a projection offering more accurate measurements has been adopted.

This change has been recorded as an important step aimed at displaying global geographic proportions more realistically on maps.

Historical Dimension of the Mercator Map

Widely used since the sixteenth century, the Mercator map had long been criticized, particularly for showing the sizes of regions far from the equator differently from reality.

Experts state that this map projection has caused the geographic size of certain large continents, such as Africa, to appear smaller than they actually are for generations.

Accuracy Brought by Equal Earth

The newly adopted Equal Earth projection provides a fairer and more accurate visual representation by preserving the true sizes of landmasses relative to one another on Earth.

Thanks to this new map model, the surface areas of continents can be conveyed to the global community much closer to geographic reality.