This game compares research and development spending as a share of GDP.

• The figure is percentage of GDP, not total dollars, so it is about national priority and capacity mix rather than raw size alone.
• Higher numbers usually reflect states and firms willing or able to sustain formal research systems over time.
• The same share can hide very different absolute budgets, sector mixes, and foreign-dependence patterns.
• In each round, pick the country with the higher R&D-spend share, or SAME when the figures match.

Research spending can look like a pure innovation story when it often starts with industrial policy, state planning, and who can afford long horizons.