The assembly approved a resolution favoring the Equal Earth projection, a map that supporters say shows the true size of countries. Only the U.S. voted no.

The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong.

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.

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

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 UN General Assembly has voted to adopt the Equal Earth projection, a new map that adjusts continental sizes to better reflect reality, drawing support from India and criticism from the United States.

India has voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution encouraging the use of equal-area world map projections, while clarifying that the move does not endorse any specific map or projection. The MEA said the resolution does not address political cartography,

UN's non-binding resolution asks schools, publishers and tech firms to switch to equal-area projections. India voted yes, with a caveat.