diff --git a/draftlogs/6670_add.md b/draftlogs/6670_add.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bc629d7154d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/draftlogs/6670_add.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ - Add 'Equal Earth' projection [[#6670](https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js/pull/6670)], with thanks to @apparebit for the contribution!
diff --git a/src/plots/geo/constants.js b/src/plots/geo/constants.js
index a9b92bda088..ad130053460 100644
--- a/src/plots/geo/constants.js
+++ b/src/plots/geo/constants.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ exports.projNames = {
     eckert5: 'eckert5',
     eckert6: 'eckert6',
     eisenlohr: 'eisenlohr',
+    'equal earth': 'equalEarth',
     equirectangular: 'equirectangular',
     fahey: 'fahey',
     'foucaut sinusoidal': 'foucautSinusoidal',
diff --git a/test/image/baselines/canada_geo_projections.png b/test/image/baselines/canada_geo_projections.png
index 41d3c50a7ad..2840fc31594 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png b/test/image/baselines/geo_fitbounds-locations.png
index 8c642b9dc3b..0ff77f7c43c 100644
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diff --git a/test/image/baselines/various_geo_projections.png b/test/image/baselines/various_geo_projections.png
index 51f96ed3095..ff79ac26983 100644
Binary files a/test/image/baselines/various_geo_projections.png and b/test/image/baselines/various_geo_projections.png differ
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/canada_geo_projections.json b/test/image/mocks/canada_geo_projections.json
index 4c31df7707a..ae22f1a868e 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/canada_geo_projections.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/canada_geo_projections.json
@@ -1290,6 +1290,52 @@
       ],
       "hoverinfo": "skip"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "equal earth",
+      "geo": "geo84",
+      "type": "choropleth",
+      "locations": ["CAN"],
+      "z": [1],
+      "showscale": false,
+      "hovertemplate": "equal earth"
+    },
+    {
+      "geo": "geo84",
+      "type": "scattergeo",
+      "mode": "markers+text",
+      "text": [
+        "Vancouver",
+        "Montreal"
+      ],
+      "textfont": {
+        "size": 6
+      },
+      "marker": {
+        "color": [
+          "lightgreen",
+          "blue"
+        ],
+        "size": 10
+      },
+      "lat": [49, 45.5],
+      "lon": [-123, -73.5]
+    },
+    {
+      "geo": "geo84",
+      "type": "scattergeo",
+      "mode": "text",
+      "text": [
+        "equal earth"
+      ],
+      "textfont": {
+        "color": "darkred",
+        "family": "Gravitas One, cursive"
+      },
+      "locations": [
+        "CAN"
+      ],
+      "hoverinfo": "skip"
+    },
     {
       "name": "equirectangular",
       "geo": "geo28",
@@ -3918,7 +3964,7 @@
     },
     "geo83": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 10
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4464,12 +4510,34 @@
       "showcoastlines": false,
       "showocean": true
     },
-    "geo28": {
+    "geo84": {
       "domain": {
         "row": 3,
         "column": 3
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
+      "projection": {
+        "type": "equal earth"
+      },
+      "lonaxis": {
+        "showgrid": true,
+        "gridwidth": 1,
+        "gridcolor": "lightgray"
+      },
+      "lataxis": {
+        "showgrid": true,
+        "gridwidth": 1,
+        "gridcolor": "lightgray"
+      },
+      "showcoastlines": false,
+      "showocean": true
+    },
+    "geo28": {
+      "domain": {
+        "row": 4,
+        "column": 3
+      },
+      "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
         "type": "equirectangular"
       },
@@ -4488,7 +4556,7 @@
     },
     "geo29": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 3
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4510,7 +4578,7 @@
     },
     "geo30": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 3
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4532,7 +4600,7 @@
     },
     "geo31": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 3
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4554,8 +4622,8 @@
     },
     "geo32": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 3
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -4576,7 +4644,7 @@
     },
     "geo33": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4598,7 +4666,7 @@
     },
     "geo34": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4620,7 +4688,7 @@
     },
     "geo35": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4642,7 +4710,7 @@
     },
     "geo36": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4664,7 +4732,7 @@
     },
     "geo37": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4686,7 +4754,7 @@
     },
     "geo38": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4708,7 +4776,7 @@
     },
     "geo39": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 4
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4730,8 +4798,8 @@
     },
     "geo40": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 4
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -4752,7 +4820,7 @@
     },
     "geo41": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4774,7 +4842,7 @@
     },
     "geo42": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4796,7 +4864,7 @@
     },
     "geo43": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4818,7 +4886,7 @@
     },
     "geo44": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4840,7 +4908,7 @@
     },
     "geo45": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4862,7 +4930,7 @@
     },
     "geo46": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4884,7 +4952,7 @@
     },
     "geo47": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 5
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4906,8 +4974,8 @@
     },
     "geo48": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 5
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -4928,7 +4996,7 @@
     },
     "geo49": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4950,7 +5018,7 @@
     },
     "geo50": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4972,7 +5040,7 @@
     },
     "geo51": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -4994,7 +5062,7 @@
     },
     "geo52": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5016,7 +5084,7 @@
     },
     "geo53": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5038,7 +5106,7 @@
     },
     "geo54": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5060,7 +5128,7 @@
     },
     "geo55": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 6
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5082,8 +5150,8 @@
     },
     "geo56": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 6
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -5104,7 +5172,7 @@
     },
     "geo57": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5126,7 +5194,7 @@
     },
     "geo58": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5148,7 +5216,7 @@
     },
     "geo59": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5170,7 +5238,7 @@
     },
     "geo60": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5192,7 +5260,7 @@
     },
     "geo61": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5214,7 +5282,7 @@
     },
     "geo62": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5236,7 +5304,7 @@
     },
     "geo63": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 7
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5258,8 +5326,8 @@
     },
     "geo64": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 7
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -5280,7 +5348,7 @@
     },
     "geo65": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5302,7 +5370,7 @@
     },
     "geo66": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5324,7 +5392,7 @@
     },
     "geo67": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5346,7 +5414,7 @@
     },
     "geo68": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5368,7 +5436,7 @@
     },
     "geo69": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5390,7 +5458,7 @@
     },
     "geo70": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5412,7 +5480,7 @@
     },
     "geo71": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 8
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5434,8 +5502,8 @@
     },
     "geo72": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 8
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -5456,7 +5524,7 @@
     },
     "geo73": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5478,7 +5546,7 @@
     },
     "geo74": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5500,7 +5568,7 @@
     },
     "geo75": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5522,7 +5590,7 @@
     },
     "geo76": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5544,7 +5612,7 @@
     },
     "geo77": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5566,7 +5634,7 @@
     },
     "geo78": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5588,7 +5656,7 @@
     },
     "geo79": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 9
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5610,8 +5678,8 @@
     },
     "geo80": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 9
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 10
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
       "projection": {
@@ -5632,7 +5700,7 @@
     },
     "geo81": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 10
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
@@ -5654,7 +5722,7 @@
     },
     "geo82": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 10
       },
       "fitbounds": "locations",
diff --git a/test/image/mocks/geo_fitbounds-locations.json b/test/image/mocks/geo_fitbounds-locations.json
index 04147563d02..eedee32b579 100644
--- a/test/image/mocks/geo_fitbounds-locations.json
+++ b/test/image/mocks/geo_fitbounds-locations.json
@@ -646,6 +646,29 @@
       ],
       "hoverinfo": "skip"
     },
+    {
+      "name": "equal earth",
+      "geo": "geo84",
+      "type": "choropleth",
+      "locations": [
+        "AUS"
+      ],
+      "z": [
+        10
+      ],
+      "showscale": false,
+      "hovertemplate": "equal earth"
+    },
+    {
+      "geo": "geo84",
+      "type": "scattergeo",
+      "mode": "text",
+      "text": "equal earth",
+      "locations": [
+        "AUS"
+      ],
+      "hoverinfo": "skip"
+    },
     {
       "name": "equirectangular",
       "geo": "geo28",
@@ -2009,7 +2032,7 @@
     },
     "geo83": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 10
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2555,11 +2578,33 @@
       "showcoastlines": false,
       "showocean": true
     },
-    "geo28": {
+    "geo84": {
       "domain": {
         "row": 3,
         "column": 3
       },
+      "projection": {
+        "type": "eisenlohr"
+      },
+      "fitbounds": "locations",
+      "lonaxis": {
+        "showgrid": true,
+        "gridwidth": 1,
+        "gridcolor": "lightgray"
+      },
+      "lataxis": {
+        "showgrid": true,
+        "gridwidth": 1,
+        "gridcolor": "lightgray"
+      },
+      "showcoastlines": false,
+      "showocean": true
+    },
+    "geo28": {
+      "domain": {
+        "row": 4,
+        "column": 3
+      },
       "projection": {
         "type": "equirectangular"
       },
@@ -2579,7 +2624,7 @@
     },
     "geo29": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 3
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2601,7 +2646,7 @@
     },
     "geo30": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 3
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2623,7 +2668,7 @@
     },
     "geo31": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 3
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2645,8 +2690,8 @@
     },
     "geo32": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 3
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
         "type": "ginzburg4"
@@ -2667,7 +2712,7 @@
     },
     "geo33": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2689,7 +2734,7 @@
     },
     "geo34": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2711,7 +2756,7 @@
     },
     "geo35": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2733,7 +2778,7 @@
     },
     "geo36": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2755,7 +2800,7 @@
     },
     "geo37": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2777,7 +2822,7 @@
     },
     "geo38": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2799,7 +2844,7 @@
     },
     "geo39": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 4
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2821,8 +2866,8 @@
     },
     "geo40": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 4
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
         "type": "guyou"
@@ -2843,7 +2888,7 @@
     },
     "geo41": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2865,7 +2910,7 @@
     },
     "geo42": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2887,7 +2932,7 @@
     },
     "geo43": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2909,7 +2954,7 @@
     },
     "geo44": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2931,7 +2976,7 @@
     },
     "geo45": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2953,7 +2998,7 @@
     },
     "geo46": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2975,7 +3020,7 @@
     },
     "geo47": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 6,
+        "row": 7,
         "column": 5
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -2997,8 +3042,8 @@
     },
     "geo48": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 7,
-        "column": 5
+        "row": 0,
+        "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
         "type": "larrivee"
@@ -3019,7 +3064,7 @@
     },
     "geo49": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 0,
+        "row": 1,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -3041,7 +3086,7 @@
     },
     "geo50": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 1,
+        "row": 2,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -3063,7 +3108,7 @@
     },
     "geo51": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 2,
+        "row": 3,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -3085,7 +3130,7 @@
     },
     "geo52": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 3,
+        "row": 4,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -3107,7 +3152,7 @@
     },
     "geo53": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 4,
+        "row": 5,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
@@ -3129,7 +3174,7 @@
     },
     "geo54": {
       "domain": {
-        "row": 5,
+        "row": 6,
         "column": 6
       },
       "projection": {
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index 6f3192737d9..a0311f0f293 100644
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+        3,
+        4
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         "column": 3
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+      "lonaxis": {
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+        "gridwidth": 1,
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+      "showocean": true
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diff --git a/test/plot-schema.json b/test/plot-schema.json
index 813b0668adc..adb3a5d98a5 100644
--- a/test/plot-schema.json
+++ b/test/plot-schema.json
@@ -2189,6 +2189,7 @@
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