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There are marked social and economic differences in Panama as a result of the growth style of the economy and the different policies implemented at the time by different governments, but with the same style and with the same intentions of maintaining an economy at the pace of globalization without allowing itself to change. the marked social and economic inequality that has endured over time.
In fact, there is a clear paradox in the country's situation: it is considered by the World Bank as a high-income country given the level of its gross national income, while according to that same institution, Panama is one of the countries with the worst income distribution, measured by the level of the Gini coefficient.
The Gini Coefficient is a standardized measure of the distribution of income and resources of the population. For its part, the Gross Domestic Product per Capita is an indicator used to estimate the economic wealth or income of nations, a condition that is related to the quality of life and well-being of its inhabitants.
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