| A | B |
|---|
| Van der Grinten | Compromise between Mercator and Mollweide. Shapes, sizes, and directions are accurate between 60 S and 60 N. General Reference map |
| Mollweide | Equal area projection. World Distribution map. |
| Winkel "Tripel" | Compromise projection. Minor size distortions |
| Goode's Homolosine | Equal-area map, shows shapes extremely well. |
| Robinson | compromise projection. used in educational materials. Size distortion at polar areas |
| Eckert IV | equal area projection. Minor shape distortions near poles and equator. Good for general reference or showing world distributions. World climates |
| Mercator | conformal projection. Extreme size distortion at higher points |
| Gall Peters | Equal area projection distorts shapes nea the equator and poles. |
| Armadillo | compromise projection for young students. Severe distortions at the outer edges, seldom used outside the class. |
| Miller Cylindrical | compromise projection based on the Mercator. Not as accurate but less distortion at higher latitudes. World time zones. |
