Information Is BeautifulApr 7, 2025
Another reasons to tut at the Mercator Map projection - how a circle with a radius of 5,000km, centred on Paris, looks according the Mercator map
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Here's an interactive version, the difference is pretty weird.

https://engaging-data.com/country-sizes-mercator/

It looks like 'size does matter', for political reasons.

Real Country Sizes Shown on Mercator Projection (Updated) - Engaging Data

This interactive map shows the real size of countries on a mercator projection map. The animation shows some countries shrinking to show their true size.

Engaging Data
Apr 18, 2025 at 5:03pmWeb