Views on whether life is better today divided by ethnicity and religion in some countries Life in our country today is better than it was 50 years ago for people like me
In Turkey, 79% of Muslims who observe the five daily prayers (salah) that are required under Islam say life is better for people like them compared with 50 years ago. In contrast, only about half (49%) of Turkish Muslims who pray seldom or never at all see the same progress. These divergent views may in part reflect differences in opinion about President Recep Erdogan and his religiously conservative AKP party.
In Nigeria – home to both Muslims and Christians, but now governed by an elected Muslim leader – Muslims are much more enthusiastic about their country’s progress. Nearly three times as many Nigerian Muslims as Christians (62% vs. 22%) say life is better today compared with 50 years ago.
In Israel, 50 years after the Jewish State was victorious in the Six-Day War against a coalition of Arab nations, Israeli Jews are far more convinced than Israeli Arabs that life today is better for people like them. Nearly six-in-ten Jews in Israel say life has improved, compared with only a third of Israeli Arabs who see similar progress.
Views on whether life is better today  | divided by ethnicity and religion in some  | countries  | Life in our country today is better than it was  | 50 years ago for people like me  | Pray five times a day  | 79%  | Turkey Pray less than five times a day  | 68%  | Pray seldom/never  | 49%  | Muslim  | 62  | Nigeria  | Christian  | 22  | Jewish  | Israel  | Arab  | 33  | Black  | 52  | South  | Mixed-race  | 37  | Africa  | White  | 27  | Source: Spring 2017 Globa Attitudes Survev. Q3.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 