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                           SMALLCAP World Fund, Inc.
                             333 South Hope Street
                       Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
                              Phone (213) 486 9200




                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



GORDON CRAWFORD, Chairman and PEO, and DAVID A. PRITCHETT, Treasurer of SMALLCAP
World Fund, Inc., (the "Registrant"),  each certify to the best of his knowledge
that:

1)   The  Registrant's  periodic report on Form N-CSR for the period ended March
     31, 2005 (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies with the requirements of Section
     13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

2)   The  information  contained  in the  Form  N-CSR  fairly  presents,  in all
     material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
     Registrant.


Principal Executive Officer                     Principal Financial Officer

SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.                       SMALLCAP WORLD FUND, INC.


/s/ Gordon Crawford                             /s/ David A. Pritchett
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Gordon Crawford, Chairman                       David A. Pritchett, Treasurer

Date:  June 8, 2005                             Date:  June 8, 2005


A signed  original  of this  written  statement  required  by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002 has been provided to SMALLCAP  WORLD FUND,  INC. and
will be retained by SMALLCAP  WORLD FUND,  INC. and furnished to the  Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") or its staff upon request.

This  certification  is being furnished to the Commission  solely pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Section 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Form N-CSR filed with
the Commission.