Also developed seems for you a very low bar then? Russia is a very poor country,not very developed.
Russia has an HDI of >.800 which is classified as “very high.” This number is higher than China, India, and Brazil.
People in Russia generally aren’t lacking access to improved sanitation.
Russia has compulsory education and a full literacy rate.
Don’t forget that this is a country that has been industrialized for a long time. This is a country among a very short list that can do things like get rockets into space and build jet aircraft engines. Even manufacturing powerhouse China has to import engines and avionics for its C919 aircraft. The Tu-214 uses Russian avionics and engines.
Russia or Turkey wouldn’t be my choice of place to live but they are developed.
But that in itself a dubious claim…for example, Dubai’s population is over 80% expatriates.
If we are going for “places where people want to live” the elephant in the room is the view of gun violence in the United States by foreigners. It comes up as a top fear about visiting or living in the US.
Just today I watched a story about an elementary school child choosing a class pet based on whether it could be kept safe during an active shooter event, because they didn’t want the pet to die.