Earth Map Real Proportions

A great tool for educators. Two quantities are in direct proportion when they increase or decrease in the same ratio. These are then projected into a tetrahedron that can be unfolded into a rectangle.

The true size map shows countries as many travelers would say they are meant to be seen: Created by artist and architect hajime narukawa, the map looks pretty weird at first glance, with an orientation shift between asia and north america, but it's actually one of the most proportional maps we've got. Narukawa's authagraph world map, which he unveiled in 2016, won the coveted grand award of japan's good design award competition, beating out over 1,000 entries in a variety of categories.

The lines of latitude and longitude veer in odd directions, the result of transformations.

This collection of images above represents the world’s land masses in their correct proportions. A new kind of world map (above) has been developed that shows the true size of the continents without distorting their shapes too much. Ratios are usually written in the form a:b and can be used on maps to show the scale in relation to real life. We found that the best previously known flat map projection for the globe is the winkel tripel used by the national geographic society, with an error score of.