Rich countries are science rich,Poor countries are science poor"

I don't necessarily agree with this statement such that the development/progress and even the failure of a certain country to be rich would not depend on its science or technological advancement.It is because there are also factors that could be attributed to the development and even the failure of a certain country such as government leaders(the kind of government and how its leaders manage and made use of their talents to achieve the desired success), natural resources(the availability of natural resources and how it is used efficiently and effectively,manpower or the people living that country(the persistence and perseverance of its constituents out of their talents/skills to become an asset and not a burden of the country).We all know that Philippines,our dear country belongs to the Third World Counties with that we could perhaps say that our country is a science poor one but we could merely observe that we are struggling to be updated and not left behind by the technological advancement that the other country has.And we can't deny the fact that though our country is poor,we are still a step ahead to some rich countries as far as science is concerned.Therefore we cannot totally equate a country's success/richness to its technological advancement or science.