How big is the UK on Africa’s redrawn ‘Equal Earth’ map?

The most commonly used world map could soon get a revamp to show the true scale of the African continent.

The African Union (AU) represents 55 countries on the continent, and is backing a new campaign to change the famous 16th-century Mercator map, which they say doesn’t show the size of Africa correctly.

Areas like South America and Africa are skewed slightly on the map, which they claim undermines the importance of the continent while giving America and Europe a larger map.

The most commonly used map, the Mercator, dates back to the 1500s, but changing the size of the map is more difficult than it appears.

The Mercator Projection, created by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator in 1569, shows the northern hemisphere enlarged in size with North America and Europe larger than South A