Paraná in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Parana in context

1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.522.53<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParanaEntre Rios (Region)Argentina (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Paraná plotted against Entre Ríos and Argentina. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Paraná's incremental SNDi rose from 2.09 to 3.08 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Paraná ranked 3rd out of 4 cities in Entre Ríos and 56th out of 77 in Argentina as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.08
Rank in Argentina
68th of 77
Rank in Entre Ríos
4th of 4

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.8
Rank in Argentina
56th of 77
Rank in Entre Ríos
3rd of 4

Rankings go from most connected to most disconnected — rank 1 is the most connected.

What about similarly populated cities?

1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.42.12.83.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
ParanaDoumenKhouribga

Paraná, Doumen, and Khouribga all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. The same pattern holds for the full street network. Notably, Paraná had a more connected network than Khouribga in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.