ELI5 GDP and the Equator - why are countries richer away from the equator?

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Why do warmer countries/closer to the equator tend to be poorer than colder countries? Is it the temperature? Was this always the case, throughout history?  Why did the Industrial Revolution happen in Europe and England instead of somewhere else?

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2023-10-27 6 min

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