An atlas for a less distorted world

See the world
at its true scale.

Explore countries on an equal-area map, compare their real footprints, and discover the data behind every place.

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1.5×

India is about 1.5 times the area of Greenland—even though many Mercator maps make Greenland look larger.

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Explore. Compare. Understand.

Compare countries by area

Real area. A different perspective.

Countries and territories

Choose a country. Follow your curiosity.

Discover the data

Population, density and economy.

For curious minds, classrooms and university projects.

A world of questions. One interactive atlas.

Explore flags and borders, compare population with density, or highlight the EU, NATO and BRICS. Turn a question into an investigation — no account needed.

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Why Equal Earth?

Area should look like area.

Every flat world map makes compromises. Mercator is useful for direction and navigation, but it greatly enlarges high-latitude places. Equal Earth keeps relative areas correct while preserving a familiar, readable world shape.

Understand the projection →
238launch countries with sourced profiles
20curated true-area comparisons
215profiles with World Bank population data

Built for classrooms

Teach the world with the method visible.

Use a free interactive Equal Earth map, source-labelled country profiles and a printable lesson that asks students to test what a familiar map makes them assume.

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Familiar outlines. Surprising scale.

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True area

Greenland
vs India

India is 1.5× larger by mapped area.

2,154,759 km² · 3,157,942 km²True area

Greenland
vs Mexico

Greenland is 1.1× larger by mapped area.

2,154,759 km² · 1,962,283 km²True area

Russia
vs United States

Russia is 1.8× larger by mapped area.

16,852,758 km² · 9,439,446 km²True area

China
vs United States

United States is 1.0× larger by mapped area.

9,371,247 km² · 9,439,446 km²True area

Canada
vs Brazil

Canada is 1.2× larger by mapped area.

9,872,124 km² · 8,499,419 km²True area

Australia
vs India

Australia is 2.4× larger by mapped area.

7,706,169 km² · 3,157,942 km²

Built for curiosity, checked for trust

A beautiful map is not enough.

EqualAtlas records the source, reference year and method behind every published number. We explain what projections preserve, what they distort, and where boundary choices affect a result.

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