Religion
The Middle East's sectarian divide
How do countries across the Middle East view Saudi Arabia (predominantly Sunni) and Iran (predominantly Shia)? The Pew Research Center found out by polling people in several different countries, finding somewhat unsurprisingly that the entire region has a steep sectarian divide. In all countries, however, Saudi Arabia is viewed more favourably than Iran.
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This chart shows favourable views of Saudi Arabia & Iran in selected countries in 2015.
Share of favorability of Iran and Saudi Arabia amongst predominantly Sunni-Muslim countries as of spring 2015
Share of favorability of Iran and Saudi Arabia amongst Lebanese as of spring 2015, by religion
Distribution of Sunni and Shia amongst Muslim population in Iran and Saudi Arabia as of 2020
Percentage of Shiites in the population of selected countries in the Middle East*
Distribution of respondents in Iran in 2020, by religious belief
Perception of negative foreign policy towards the Arab region between 2017 and 2018, by country
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