Potosí in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Potosi in context

1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.51.82.12.42.7<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PotosiBolivia (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Potosí plotted against Bolivia. Both Potosí and Bolivia follow the same trend. Most recently, Potosí's incremental SNDi rose from 1.55 to 1.99 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Potosí ranked 6th out of 13 in Bolivia as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
1.99
Rank in Bolivia
8th of 13

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
1.85
Rank in Bolivia
6th of 13

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2345<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
PotosiAs SayhSalem

While As Sayh and Salem both built increasingly disconnected streets from 1975 through 1991-2005, then improved, Potosí fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street additions. Looking at the full network, As Sayh and Salem both became progressively more disconnected, while Potosí fluctuated in connectivity. Potosí and As Sayh have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.