Robinson projection: interactive map

Robinson projection at a glance

Distortion class

Compromise

Graticule type

Pseudocylindrical

Creator

Arthur H. Robinson

Year

1963

Area

Compromise: distortion grows with latitude, so polar areas are exaggerated, but without Mercator's extremes

Shape

Compromise: shapes are slightly distorted, and continents look natural

Distances

Compromise: distances are moderately distorted across the map

Angles and directions

Compromise: not conformal; angular distortion is moderate near the center and grows toward the edges

Add countries from the tools panel and drag them to other latitudes. The outline keeps its true shape and area on the globe, so any change in its size on the map shows this projection's distortion. Tissot's indicatrices and the area distortion map show the same effect across the whole world.