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==== 🏙️ 4. Society & Development ====
* Living standards and social indicators improved overall compared to the post-Noriega stagnation, with poverty and extreme poverty declining over time (in cooperation with international partners like the World Bank).Wikipedia<ref>{{cite web|title=Wikipedia|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_and_the_World_Bank|publisher=en.wikipedia.org|access-date=2026-01-04}}</ref>
* Urban growth, infrastructure, and services expanded, though disparities persist between urban and rural areas, and social inequality remains a policy challenge.lacommunis.org<ref>{{cite web|title=lacommunis.org|url=https://www.lacommunis.org/en/the-challenges-facing-panamanian-democracy-in-the-era-of-trumpist-pressures/|publisher=lacommunis.org|access-date=2026-01-04}}</ref>