WorldAtlas
(https://www.worldatlas.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 19, 2026Inspect the JSON-LD. Is there an Organization or Person schema, and does it carry sameAs links to real external profiles (LinkedIn, socials)? Missing schema or no identity declaration signals an anonymous entity.
Authority is primarily established through the site’s longevity (founded 1994 according to schema) rather than individual expertise. While an author ‘John Moen’ is identified in the article schema, there is no accompanying Person schema or sameAs links to verify his credentials as a geographer or historian. The technical implementation is robust with clean JSON-LD and consistent heading structures, which supports its positioning as a structured data provider. However, the ‘well-researched’ claim is self-attributed rather than validated by third-party journalistic awards or press council memberships.
The site makes few bold marketing performance claims, focusing instead on objective data delivery. The meta description’s claim of being ‘well-researched’ is mostly supported by the depth of the data tables (GDP, Capital City, Dialing Code, ISO alpha-2). There is no ‘marketing vs. reality’ gap because the site does not attempt to sell a service; it provides the data it claims to host. The only disconnect is the ‘Latest’ section, which is clearly a fixed curated list rather than a dynamic feed of recent news.
Identity & Authority is read from the structured data first: whether the site declares who it is in machine-readable schema, with verifiable identity links. Below is the schema captured per page, then the external proof links that support (or fail to support) that identity.
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: identity chains, entity gaps
Homepage schema
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://worldatlas.com/#organization",
"name": "WorldAtlas",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com",
"foundingDate": "1994",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/worldatlas",
"https://twitter.com/worldatlas",
"https://www.pinterest.ca/worldatlas/",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-atlas"
],
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/wa_2_logo_text_primary_amp.png",
"height": 60,
"width": 326,
"caption": "WorldAtlas Logo"
}
}
/webimage/countrys/na.htm
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/na.htm"
},
"headline": "North America Map / Map of North America - Facts, Geography, History of North America - Worldatlas.com ",
"description": "Printable maps of North America and information on the continent's 23 countries including history, geography facts. ",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w728-h721-q90/img/areamap/continent/north_america_map.gif",
"height": "721",
"width": "728"
},
"datePublished": "1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00",
"dateModified": "2017-04-25T12:31:30-04:00",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "John Moen"
},
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/",
"name": "WorldAtlas",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/worldatlas",
"https://twitter.com/worldatlas",
"https://www.pinterest.ca/worldatlas/",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-atlas"
],
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/wa_2_logo_text_primary_amp.png",
"height": 60,
"width": 326,
"caption": "WorldAtlas Logo"
}
}
}
/webimage/countrys/carib.htm
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/carib.htm"
},
"headline": "Caribbean Map / Map of the Caribbean - Maps and Information About the Caribbean - Worldatlas.com",
"description": "A guide to the Caribbean including maps (country map, outline map, political map, topographical map) and facts and information about the Caribbean.",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w728-h445-q90/img/areamap/continent/caribbean_map.gif",
"height": "445",
"width": "728"
},
"datePublished": "1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00",
"dateModified": "2017-04-25T12:31:30-04:00",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "John Moen"
},
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/",
"name": "WorldAtlas",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/worldatlas",
"https://twitter.com/worldatlas",
"https://www.pinterest.ca/worldatlas/",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-atlas"
],
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/wa_2_logo_text_primary_amp.png",
"height": 60,
"width": 326,
"caption": "WorldAtlas Logo"
}
}
}
/webimage/countrys/camerica.htm
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/camerica.htm"
},
"headline": "Central America Map - Map of Central America Countries, Landforms, Rivers, and Information Pages - Worldatlas.com",
"description": "Central America maps, facts, and flags. Free maps of Central American countries including Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and Panama maps. Great geography information for students.",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w728-h721-q90/img/areamap/continent/central_america_map.gif",
"height": "721",
"width": "728"
},
"datePublished": "1969-12-31T19:00:00-05:00",
"dateModified": "2017-04-25T12:31:30-04:00",
"author": {
"@type": "Person",
"name": "John Moen"
},
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/",
"name": "WorldAtlas",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/worldatlas",
"https://twitter.com/worldatlas",
"https://www.pinterest.ca/worldatlas/",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-atlas"
],
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/wa_2_logo_text_primary_amp.png",
"height": 60,
"width": 326,
"caption": "WorldAtlas Logo"
}
}
}
/continents/south-america.html
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "Article",
"mainEntityOfPage": {
"@type": "WebPage",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/continents/south-america.html"
},
"headline": "South America",
"description": "South America has an area of 17,840,000 km2 or almost 11.98% of Earth's total land area. By land area, South America is the world's fourth largest continent after Asia, Africa, and North America.",
"image": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://www.worldatlas.com/r/w2560-q80/maps/sa/physical.png",
"width": 2560,
"height": 2816
},
"author": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/",
"name": "WorldAtlas"
},
"datePublished": "2018-04-05T12:13:00-04:00",
"dateModified": "2020-08-05T16:33:37-04:00",
"publisher": {
"@type": "Organization",
"@id": "https://www.worldatlas.com/",
"name": "WorldAtlas",
"sameAs": [
"https://www.facebook.com/worldatlas",
"https://twitter.com/worldatlas",
"https://www.pinterest.ca/worldatlas/",
"https://www.linkedin.com/company/world-atlas"
],
"logo": {
"@type": "ImageObject",
"url": "https://worldatlas.com/nwa_assets/img/site/wa_2_logo_text_primary_amp.png",
"height": 60,
"width": 326,
"caption": "WorldAtlas Logo"
}
}
}
🛡️ Trust Signals — external proof links that back the declared identity
| Page | Reviews | Proof links |
|---|---|---|
| / (home) | 1 | 2 |
| /countries/ | 1 | 2 |
| /webimage/countrys/na.htm | 1 | 2 |
| /webimage/countrys/carib.htm | 1 | 2 |
| /webimage/countrys/camerica.htm | 1 | 2 |
| /continents/south-america.html | 1 | 2 |
This page presents a snapshot of public data from WorldAtlas, captured on May 19, 2026, to show how machine logic reads Identity & Authority signals into an AI reputation evaluation.
Purpose: This data is presented under “Fair Use” for the purpose of independent signal analysis, allowing readers to see the raw signals behind the reputation score.
Notice to WorldAtlas: This analysis is part of a non-adversarial audit conducted by 1 Euro SEO. The results are intended as professional feedback to help improve any website’s machine-readability and authority signals. The evaluation is free, and any company can request a fresh audit at any time.
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