A more realistic GDP

[Alarik]

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.

Edited July 8, 2015 by Alarik

[Alex]

I understand what you're saying, but you also have to keep in mind this:

 

It costs $2 to recruit a soldier in game. What does it cost in real life? For the training, equipment, housing, etc.? Far more than that.

 

Things in the game aren't scaled to real life costs, as I'm sure you're aware. The in-game GDP's are actually very well calculated; it's:

 

(Daily Income + (Resource Production * Average Prices)) * 365.24

 

It's a pretty useful indicator of how much money a person is producing in a year's time. The per capita part is just your GDP divided by your population, which for the intent of the game is a wholly less useful indicator.

[Ekejen Luish]

Each dollar in orbis is worth a lot more than each dollar in the real world, hence you can build a huge stadium for only $100,000. The Orbis treasury doesn't seem to be printing a lot, so the value is more per dollar.

Also is why you can buy a soldier for 2 measly dollars.

[Bilal the Great]

Just multiply all amount of money in-game by 1,000,000 in your head to makes them looks bigger.