merc comments on The world map is changing: The UN has backed replacing the 500-year-old Mercator projection with the accurate Equal Earth projection

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

When you’re comparing data points of different countries

Why would you need a map for that? That seems like something where a table is more useful.

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[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

It's more appealing visually and generally easier to navigate because you don't need to search a country on the list, it's easier to find it on a map

To be noted: usually those maps are paired with a table and aren't made to give precise information

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