Table 1 Estimated populations eligible for the CBI and estimated costs of a CBI under various scenarios
From: A global conservation basic income to safeguard biodiversity
Global | LMICs | East Asia and Pacific | Europe and Central Asia | Latin America and Caribbean | Middle East and North Africa | North America | South Asia | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. WDPA | |||||||||
Estimated human population | 318 million | 238 million | 106 million | 51 million | 41 million | 14 million | 6 million | 41 million | 60 million |
Estimated total annual CBI based on 25% (± 5%) national GDP per capita | US$1,420 (± 280) billion | US$574 (± 115) billion | US$537 (± 107) billion | US$494 (± 99) billion | US$145 (± 29) billion | US$59 (± 12) billion | US$82 (± 16) billion | US$59 (± 12) billion | US$45 (± 9) billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on minimum US$5.50 per day | US$638 billion | US$478 billion | US$214 billion | US$102 billion | US$81 billion | US$28 billion | US$11 billion | US$82 billion | US$120 billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on World Bank tiered poverty rates | US$944 billion | US$356 billion | US$350 billion | US$337 billion | US$77 billion | US$35 billion | US$43 billion | US$48 billion | US$55 billion |
2. KBAs | |||||||||
Estimated human population | 270 million | 232 million | 88 million | 37 million | 37 million | 20 million | 3 million | 33 million | 53 million |
Estimated total annual CBI based on 25% (± 5%) national GDP per capita | US$1,040 (± 208) billion | US$634 (± 127) billion | US$371 (± 74) billion | US$315 (± 63) billion | US$146 (± 29) billion | US$65 (± 13) billion | US$43 (± 8) billion | US$48 (± 10) billion | US$53 (± 10) billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on minimum US$5.50 per day | US$542 billion | US$466 billion | US$178 billion | US$74 billion | US$74 billion | US$39 billion | US$6 billion | US$67 billion | US$106 billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on World Bank tiered poverty rates | US$632 billion | US$351 billion | US$211 billion | US$193 billion | US$78 billion | US$36 billion | US$24 billion | US$38 billion | US$52 billion |
3. MinLand | |||||||||
Estimated human population | 1,638 million | 1,448 million | 578 million | 118 million | 183 million | 80 million | 44 million | 347 million | 289 million |
Estimated total annual CBI based on 25% (± 5%) national GDP per capita | US$5,609 (± 1,112) billion | US$3,438 (± 685) billion | US$2,186 (± 438) billion | US$992 (± 198) billion | US$693 (± 139) billion | US$322 (± 65) billion | US$653 (± 130) billion | US$506 (± 101) billion | US$257 (± 51) billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on minimum US$5.50 per day | US$3,289 billion | US$2,906 billion | US$1,161 billion | US$237 billion | US$367 billion | US$160 billion | US$88 billion | US$696 billion | US$580 billion |
Estimated total annual CBI based on World Bank tiered poverty rates | US$3,489 billion | US$2,071 billion | US$1,269 billion | US$621 billion | US$392 billion | US$180 billion | US$347 billion | US$401 billion | US$280 billion |
