Most advanced rich nations are like that (and FYI and you've just described why they are rich.)
Is it the culture that drives progress or is it progress that drives a civil culture?
China seems to be the only exception here with PRC having draconian control over everything.
Like many things, it's a random variable when there is no civic function, but once it exists, then it's part of 'planning' aka 'generating wealth' in whatever terms that means for a group of people.
How does a township with 50% unemployment also have garbage lying about everywhere? The marginal cost of employing people to at least collect is minimal. A town with 50% unemployment is extremely rich in excess labour capacity, they should be able to hire people cheaply.'
Why not? Because social organization is probably abysmal.
IMHO first you become rich, then once you have time in your hands to actually think about improving things, you do just that.
Becoming rich in a corruption-ridden country, however, tends to be next to impossible for the few honest people living in such place... so it's really difficult for enough honest people to become wealthy enough to start pushing for change to improve not only their own lives, but also that of those who are less privileged.
If you do manage to push beyond such threshold, however, I believe most people will start benefitting from the generosity of their fellow citizens, and slowly start to behave accordingly, i.e. politely and honestly and just kindly. Once you get there, it seems this new level of kindness in society tends to self-sustain, and that's when you know a country has become part of the "first world".
It's rare, though... I believe the latest example is South Korea, which has become a very advanced nation in just a few decades... wish there were other examples, but I'm not aware of any others besides perhaps China - but China does not exactly have a population and government I would decribe as "kind" :/ but I think they will get there eventually.
'rich' -> 'improving things' are the same thing.
Individuals can 'get rich' just by being corrupt.
But a nation generally cannot.
Yes, natural resources will help, but they are never the true basis for progress, because without civility, the wealth generated from the resources will be fleeting.
Domestic consumption is generally the only long-term 'stay rich' strategy and it depends to a high degree on civility.
Saudi Arabia can do as they please and remain rich for a while, but it's not sustainable.
Canada, Australia can get a 'jumpstart' and have a 'cushion' due to natural resources but even then it's not obvious.
Most of Africa is rich in natural resources and they are poor, it's mostly a systematic issue.
I meant "improving things" not just for yourself, but for your community. Most rich people in poor country don't give a shit about their community, to the contrary, they exploit them as much as they can without giving anything back.