Research Facilities

Research Facilities are a feature in the coding of Plague Inc. and Plague Inc: Evolved which mediate how much cure research money a certain country has.

They provide a major challenge for the player in the form of cure development. Each country has its own research facilities, and each facility invests $1,146.56 daily for the cure. There are a total of 340 facilities in the normal Plague Inc. world, with each country (or group of countries) having 2-10 of its own. Listed below are countries by how many facilities they have each in Plague Inc. The amount of money can be increased by government actions such as a martial law declaration.

Countries by number of research facilities (total: 340)

Note: During Sovereign default they have less total research facilities (282) and more in Golden age (446). And in Mirror Earth the numbers are inverted (Rich becomes poor, poor becomes rich, etc).

Country	Estimated Number of research facilities	Maximum medical research/day (in thousands of dollars)
India	6	6.8
China	10	11.4
West Africa	3	3.4
East Africa	3	3.4
USA	10	11.4
S.E Asia	4	4.5
Indonesia	4	4.5
Brazil	7	8.0
Pakistan	4	4.5
Russia	6	6.8
Japan	10	11.4
Mexico	5	5.7
Central Africa	3	3.4
Germany	10	11.4
Philippines	4	4.5
Colombia	4	4.5
Egypt	4	4.5
France	10	11.4
Iran	4	4.5
Korea	8	9.1
Turkey	5	5.7
Saudi Arabia	8	9.1
UK	10	11.4
Balkan States	5	5.7
Italy	9	10.3
Argentina	6	6.8
Spain	10	11.4
South Africa	8	9.1
Algeria	3	3.4
Central Asia	3	3.4
Sudan	3	3.4
Middle east	6	6.8
Ukraine	4	4.5
C. America	5	5.7
Central Europe	10	11.4
Poland	5	5.7
Caribbean	4	4.5
Canada	10	11.4
Iraq	3	3.4
Morocco	6	6.8
Afghanistan	3	3.4
Peru	4	4.5
Australia	10	11.4
Madagascar	4	4.5
Angola	3	3.4
Kazakhstan	3	3.4
Baltic States	5	5.7
Zimbabwe	3	3.4
Bolivia	2	2.3
Sweden	10	11.4
New Guinea	3	3.4
Libya	3	3.4
Finland	10	11.4
Norway	10	11.4
New Zealand	10	11.4
Botswana	3	3.4
Iceland	9	10.3
Greenland	3	3.4
Total	340	386.5

Country	Estimated Number of research facilities
	Default	Sovereign Default	Golden Age	Mirror Earth
India	6	6	10	6
China	10	14	14	2
West Africa	3	3	4	9
East Africa	3	3	4	9
USA	10	5	12	2
S.E Asia	4	4	5	8
Indonesia	4	4	8	8
Brazil	7	5	12	5
Pakistan	4	4	5	8
Russia	6	3	9	6
Japan	10	7	12	2
Mexico	5	4	9	7
Central Africa	3	3	4	9
Germany	10	10	12	2
Philippines	4	4	5	8
Colombia	4	4	5	8
Egypt	4	4	5	8
France	10	6	12	2
Iran	4	4	5	8
Korea	8	5	11	4
Turkey	5	5	9	7
Saudi Arabia	8	11	12	4
UK	10	6	12	2
Balkan States	5	5	6	7
Italy	9	5	11	3
Argentina	6	4	8	6
Spain	10	6	12	2
South Africa	8	5	11	4
Algeria	3	3	4	9
Central Asia	3	3	4	9
Sudan	3	3	4	9
Middle east	6	5	8	6
Ukraine	4	4	5	8
C. America	5	5	6	7
Central Europe	10	5	12	2
Poland	5	5	8	7
Caribbean	4	4	5	8
Canada	10	10	12	2
Iraq	3	3	4	9
Morocco	6	6	8	6
Afghanistan	3	3	4	9
Peru	4	4	5	8
Australia	10	10	12	2
Madagascar	4	4	5	8
Angola	3	3	4	9
Kazakhstan	3	3	4	9
Baltic States	5	5	6	7
Zimbabwe	3	3	4	9
Bolivia	2	2	3	10
Sweden	10	6	12	2
New Guinea	3	3	4	9
Libya	3	3	4	9
Finland	10	6	12	2
Norway	10	6	12	2
New Zealand	10	7	12	2
Botswana	3	3	4	9
Iceland	9	8	11	3
Greenland	3	3	4	9
Total	340	287	446	356

Trivia

• In the scenario Sovereign Default, there are 282 active research facilities, with China having the most potential investment into a cure, spending at maximum $16,051.84 per day (the same amount as 14 facilities operating under key conditions).

• In the scenario Golden Age, there are 375 active research facilities, with most countries having a 20% research budget. China has 14 research facilities, spending at maximum $16,051.84 per day.

• Bolivia has the least amount of research facilities, in most scenarios. Except for the Mirror Earth scenario, in which Bolivia is the country with the most research facilities.