Trends show it always does as countries become richer and more developed. My Exhibit A is Singapore.
People there are quite well off by world standards.
They have attractive parks, commercial sections, highways and streets and lots of high-rise condos where living standards are good. Owning a car is so expensive there are far fewer per capita than here, but public transportation is good. Health standards are good also. So are the schools and universities. Singapore, which lies very close to the equator, is so attractive that tourists flock to it by the millions.