I love the idea of an automatically calculated GDP and GDP per capita. It adds a bit of depth and realism in the game, as well as a way to benchmark your country against real-world examples.
It just seems a bit odd to me how low these numbers actually end up being. The country currently at the top of the leaderboard has a per capita GDP equal to that of Djibouti, and most of us are even worse than that. I don't believe there's anyone out there who has a per capita GDP higher than $4,000 (Zambia-level). This is somewhat depressing.
Our GDPs (and, god help us, our average yearly income) shows that every country on Orbis is in extreme poverty.
I don't expect us all to be wealthy superpowers, but no one wants to be the DRC, and at this current moment, all of us are.
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No offense is intended to the above-mentioned countries. I only mean to say that it should be easier to advance economically, as our current world leaders have countries well below the poverty line.