The place that finally calls out the world's most dishonest map. For centuries, Mercator has made Europe and North America look huge while shrinking Africa to a fraction of its real size. Enough. We're pushing the Equal Earth projection — the fair, accurate map Africa is fighting for.
← Mercator (the lie) Equal Earth (the truth) →
Mercator didn’t lie on purpose — he was just solving a sailor’s problem. Straight lines for constant compass bearings made navigation easy. The price? Total distortion of landmass sizes.
Greenland looks the same size as Africa on Mercator. In reality, Africa is fourteen times bigger. Europe appears twice as large as it actually is.
This visual lie has shaped how generations see the world. That’s why the African Union is pushing the Equal Earth projection.
The Equal Earth projection keeps recognizable shapes while showing countries at their true size. Africa finally looks like Africa. This is the map that replaces the lie.
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