Equal Earth

 

A Pseudocylindrical projection that is an equal-area projection, seeking to provide an aesthetically pleasing view of the entire world, like the Robinson projection, but with the relative sizes of different countries and continents preserved.

 

Scale

 

Not true anywhere.

 

Distortion

 

Not free of distortion anywhere but the severe distortion near outer meridians at high latitudes seems less objectionable than in other pseudocylindrical projections.

 

Usage

 

Overview maps of the entire world intended to present thematic data and not intended to be used for distance measurement. The Equal Earth projection is getting traction as an equal-area, "good compromise" projection for world maps.

 

Origin

 

Created in 2018 by Bojan Šavrič, Tom Patterson, and Bernhard Jenny as a thoughtful and balanced cartographic equal-area presentation in response to political furor over "unfair" projections that are not equal-area.  Originally designed for those schools and organizations needing a world map showing continents and countries at their true sizes relative to each other.

 

Options

 

Published within Manifold using three EPSG variations, with the central longitude at Greenwich (0 degree central longitude), or an "Americas" version (-90 degree central longitude), or an Asia-Pacific (150 degree central longitude) version.   These may be further customized by varying the prime meridian (central longitude) to any value desired.