Yes, look at the great success Nigeria is. From the gleaming sky scrapers to the first class medical and educational facilities available to their citizens, Nigeria is clearly a sign of success and envy in Africa.
How about Saudi? Don't forget Nigeria has half non-muslim population too. Success is not just sky scrapper, medical and educational facilities. Success is when every citizen is able to live life of a respectable muslim in freedom, pray and raise kids as true momins. Western societies have evolved in the successful way as you talk about but how about happiness? Every other person has atleast one of the following: Depression, Anxiety, or even cancer