Researchers from the University of Sheffield created the online atlas of 200 maps using population distribution data. Benjamin Hennig, a post graduate researcher at the University's Department of Geography, was part of the team.
It is a world away from the world we know. But this is how the countries of the world look if maps are based on population size rather than land mass. Academics came up with the startling images after throwing away 500 years of conventional cartography.
The result was this very different global landscape.
The result was this very different global landscape.
So here goes....
