Mercator projection compared to the true size of each country - GIF

Mercator projection compared to the true size of each country.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...234#post184809
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...814#post167506
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...174#post138381
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...663#post155636
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...429#post162067

The Gall-Peters Projection have all areas correct with respect to each other, but at the sacrifice of distorting most shapes instead:

Attachment 41155

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gall%E...ers_projection

Never heard any disputes that Mercator projection is "wrong", just distorts proportions at the poles, being drawn from perspective of an Equator..
In conjunction, never heard 'flat-earthers' state which side exists........