Today, Brazil has a population of about 180 million, including several million people from an Arabic background. While most of them are at least nominally Christian, there are several hundred thousand Muslims (including a significant number of illegal aliens).

South Asians from largely Hindu and Muslim backgrounds make up 51% of the population of Guyana. The first Muslims to Guyana were probably Fulanis from Africa. Most are Sunni Muslims attending over 125 mosques.

The U.N. statistics state that the Islam annual growth rate of Islam is around 6.40% compared to 1.46% during the same time period for Christianity. Also according to these statistics, one in five people on the planet are Muslim (by birth or geographical reference).