07-02-2017, 12:59 PM
Think of it this way; there is a bit of yin to every yang. No one continent is going to be based around one premise, while another lacks it entirely. Start with a world of countries that is perfectly even in every field. They preform 100% effecient in EVERY aspect. From here, start tweeking. Go down 20% on scientific discovery but up by 50% in cultural exports (foods, art, etc) because they are excellent craftsmen in a quality that a scientific nation (who mass produces things) doesn't quite achieve. 50% efficiency is as low as you want to go and 150% is about as high as you want to go to maintain a "modern" world feel. These are extremes, mind you. Sometimes a +10% bonus is major, when comparing to a country with -10% because that creates a balanced trade.
China as Mass Production +25% because of their lower efficiency on labor laws, but America has the opposite, so we do great trade with China.
Canada has better Healthcare. Japan has better public transport.
Don't forget you could break it down from countries to what your equivelant of "States" would be. Say New York has better colleges than Georgia, but Georgia has more farmland than New York.
China as Mass Production +25% because of their lower efficiency on labor laws, but America has the opposite, so we do great trade with China.
Canada has better Healthcare. Japan has better public transport.
Don't forget you could break it down from countries to what your equivelant of "States" would be. Say New York has better colleges than Georgia, but Georgia has more farmland than New York.