THE WORLD, IN PROPORTION

A world worth seeing differently.

Meet Equal Earth. World maps that give every continent its fair share of space. Made for curious minds and considered walls.

Find your world map Why Equal Earth?

01 / Political World MapTom Patterson · Equal Earth

Original cartography by Tom Patterson. Equal Earth projection by Bojan Šavrič, Tom Patterson & Bernhard Jenny.Preview edition — orders open after print approval.

01 / The maps

Two ways to see the world.

Political boundaries or the contours of the Earth. The same honest sense of scale.

Political World Map

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Countries, cities and the connections between us. A detailed view of our shared world.

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Physical World Map

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Mountain ranges, river systems and the ocean floor. The planet beyond political borders.

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02 / EQUAL EARTH

There is no perfect map. There is a better question.

What do you want your map to show? Equal Earth preserves relative area, so Africa, Greenland and every place in between occupy their true share of the world. Shapes still change. That is the trade-off.

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30.4million km²

Africa

2.17

Greenland

Areas, not outlines. Approximately 14 : 1.

NEWMAP.WORLD / The interactive map lab

One Earth. Six new perspectives.

Choose a country. Compare its area. Or put the world map to the test.

The same country in two projections.

Both maps share a centre and zoom. Africa occupies equal area at the baseline scale. Choose a region or hover over it.

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**Mercator**Local angles preserved
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**Equal Earth**Relative areas preserved
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Drag to pan both maps. Focus a map or hold Ctrl to scroll-zoom; arrows pan, +/− zoom. The selector also provides access to countries.

Selected

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Mercator / Equal Earth

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Boundary-derived area—

Spherical estimate from simplified boundaries, not an official area statistic.

Statistical reference

No statistical reference recorded

Baseline map footprint

Mercator: —
Equal Earth: —

Map units² at 640 × 430, before zoom and viewport clipping. Africa occupies equal area. This ratio is not a local Mercator distortion factor.

Measurement point:20° / 60°
Measurement point	Mercator	Equal Earth
Local area scale	—	—
Largest / smallest stretching	—	—
Maximum angular distortion	—	—

Visible disks have a 3° angular radius, not infinitesimal Tissot indicatrices. Metrics come separately from local derivatives, independent of display scale.

Data, scale and limitations

Natural Earth 1:50m, version 4.1.0 (world-atlas 2.0.2), public domain. These are historical de facto boundaries, not a current official boundary statement. Missing small territories remain selectable and are labelled. Africa aggregates available African territory geometry using M49 assignment, including Somaliland; official totals may differ.

Map units² at 640 × 430, before zoom and viewport clipping. Africa occupies equal area. This ratio is not a local Mercator distortion factor. Mercator: ±85,05113°.

Sources: Natural Earth / world-atlas · UN M49 · Snyder / USGS · D3

Does zoom keep the comparison fair?

Both maps share a geographic centre and zoom factor. Footprint metrics retain the fixed baseline before zoom.

Why do the areas differ from official statistics?

Boundary definitions, coastline simplification, islands and the spherical model affect estimates. Statistical references are labelled separately.

Can a flat projection preserve everything?

No. Mercator preserves local angles; Equal Earth preserves relative areas. Neither preserves every area, shape and distance simultaneously.

03 / Field notes