This statistic reflects the opinion of the population of certain countries on whether living conditions today are better or worse than 50 years ago. According to the survey conducted in 2017, Spain ranked among the ten countries with the highest percentage of respondents who considered that current living conditions were better than those 50 years ago. However, the country that recorded the most favorable opinions that year was Vietnam. Approximately ** percent of respondents from that nation stated that they currently enjoyed a better quality of life.
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Pew Research Center. (December 1, 2017). Population opinion on whether life is better or worse now compared to 50 years ago as of July 2017, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 04, 2026, from /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Population opinion on whether life is better or worse now compared to 50 years ago as of July 2017, by country." Chart. December 1, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 04, 2026. /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/
Pew Research Center. (2017). Population opinion on whether life is better or worse now compared to 50 years ago as of July 2017, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 04, 2026. /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/
Pew Research Center. "Population Opinion on Whether Life Is Better or Worse Now Compared to 50 Years Ago as of July 2017, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 1 Dec 2017, /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/
Pew Research Center, Population opinion on whether life is better or worse now compared to 50 years ago as of July 2017, by country ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/ (last visited August 04, 2026)
Population opinion on whether life is better or worse now compared to 50 years ago as of July 2017, by country [Graph], Pew Research Center, December 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1655039/population-opinion-on-whether-life-is-better-or-worse-today-than-50-years-ago-by-country/