Representation on the World Bank's board of directors is based on which criterion?

• A. The size of the member nation's economy
• B. Population
• C. Geographic region
• D. Historical alliance

Answer: (A)

Voting power on the World Bank board is tied to the economic size of a member country. Larger economies contribute more capital to the Bank, and that financial stake translates into a bigger share of voting rights and board representation. While geographic regions help organize which countries share a constituency, the number of seats and the influence a country wields come from the size of its economy, not its population or historical alliances. So the criterion guiding representation is the size of the member nation’s economy.