All map projections are imperfect

They wrestle with the challenge of representing the curvature of the globe on a flat, two-dimensional surface such as a paper map. 

There is always a trade-off to be made: cartographers can preserve size or shape but not both simultaneously everywhere.

Financial Times Jan 21 2026

https://www.ft.com/content/ab276ef0-1224-4c09-bc31-959a5cc50d39

Is it possible that, as in ‘Risk’ or the Mercator projection, everyone thinks Greenland is bigger and more important than it really is?

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2026/01/greenland-theres-no-need-to-panic-but.html