Countries (number and proportion*) represented by a single person delegation at the first four COP meetings (2006–2010), by income group
| All income groups† | Low | Lower middle | Upper middle | High | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Represented by a single person delegation | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
| Always | 33 | 21.0 | 11 | 39.3 | 13 | 28.3 | 5 | 11.9 | 4 | 9.8 |
| Sometimes | 69 | 43.9 | 13 | 46.4 | 23 | 50.0 | 21 | 50.0 | 12 | 29.3 |
| Never | 55 | 35.0 | 4 | 14.3 | 10 | 21.7 | 16 | 38.1 | 25 | 61.0 |
*Proportion given as a percentage of countries participating in the COP, by income.
†Excludes countries not included in World Bank income classification (of which three were always represented by a single person delegation, and four were represented by a single person delegation at least once).
COP, Conference of the Parties.