Now who's moving the goalposts? You said that on balance the Jews failed better in Europe based on population statistics. This same article argues precisely the opposite, stating plainly that Jews fled Europe repeatedly during the Middle Ages and traveled to the Muslim world. So no, what you said about them fairing better in Europe was dead wrong.

Also , that table you’re talking about does indeed show that Jews in Europe outnumbered Jews in the Middle East in 1900. Did you notice the comparison with 1972 perchance? The precipitous drop was caused by the Holocaust. If you’re argument about population numbers is to be believed the more than halving of the population means they did not, surely?