It surprised me to! It's based on countries that have both a high GDP and a few other factors that can be found in the link at the top if you're interested.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this just a list of the 55 largest economies in the world, sorted by their reputation score? This means that small but well-liked countries like Luxembourg and Iceland can't make the list, while big but unpopular ones like Iran and Pakistan do. Furthermore, you win by simply listing the countries with the biggest economies, completely eliminating the point of the quiz.
I agree and this seems to be the case. I am still wondering whether I should switch it too an ordered quiz, however, I'm wondering if this would make the quiz too hard. Any ideas would be appreciated thanks.