Cobija in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Cobija in context

22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
22.533.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CobijaPando (Region)Bolivia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Cobija plotted against Pando and Bolivia. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Cobija's incremental SNDi rose from 2.75 to 3.49 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Cobija ranked 1st out of 1 cities in Pando and 13th out of 13 in Bolivia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
3.49
Rank in Bolivia
13th of 13
Rank in Pando
1st of 1

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.0
Rank in Bolivia
13th of 13
Rank in Pando
1st of 1

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

What about similarly populated cities?

23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
23456<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CobijaIshkamishNova Lima

In new street additions, Cobija and Nova Lima both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Ishkamish fluctuated in its street-construction patterns. For the full network, Cobija fluctuated in connectivity, while Ishkamish fluctuated in connectivity and Nova Lima became progressively more disconnected. Cobija and Nova Lima have been converging in their street-network character since 1975.