Andy Sumner - Institute of Development Studies

IDS WORKING PAPER 349The Brookings and Carleton lists produce a count of 19–21 per cent of the world’spoor living in FCAS. In contrast, the World Bank list produces a much lower countat 10 per cent with more countries because it does not include populous Ethiopiaand Nigeria. The aggregated list of OECD (2010) produces a count of 23 per centof the world’s poor living in FCAS. It should be noted that three populous FCAS(countries with >20mn population) (by various lists) are missing poverty data and,taken together, have a population of 101mn (Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan). It isalso worth noting that just 6 of the FCAS with data account for a large proportion– 16 per cent – of the world’s poor. These are DRC, Ethiopia, Nepal, Nigeria,Pakistan and Uganda. In short, most of the poor in FCAS live in just 6 countries orso (one might add Afghanistan, Iraq and Sudan).Table 3.6 Estimates of the percentage of the world’s poor in FCASby different definitionsPoor (millions) FCAS withCountries Countries with in countries data as % ofpoverty data poverty data the world’s poorFCAS common to 17 12 82.09 6all listsBrookings list 28 19 245.90 19Carleton list 30 21 275.68 21World Bank list 32 21 127.84 10Aggregated list 43 29 299.90 23Source: Processed from WDI Note: Fragile and Conflict-affected States definitions in Annex I.Table 3.7 FCAS with more than 10 million poor peoplePopulation living under US$1.25 per capita per dayPoor (thousands)YearDem. Rep. of Congo 36,005.64 2006Ethiopia 29,147.62 2005Nepal 14,703.78 2004Nigeria 88,591.83 2004Pakistan 35,188.89 2005Uganda 14,788.73 2005TOTAL 218,426.49Source: Processed from WDI. Note: Fragile and Conflict-affected States definitions in Annex I.18