Macapá in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Macapa in context

1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.62.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MacapaAmapa (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Macapá plotted against Amapá and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Macapá's incremental SNDi rose from 3.47 to 4.58 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Macapá ranked 1st out of 2 cities in Amapá and 248th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
4.58
Rank in Brazil
294th of 365
Rank in Amapá
1st of 2

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
2.81
Rank in Brazil
248th of 365
Rank in Amapá
1st of 2

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

What about similarly populated cities?

1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
1.82.73.64.5<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
MacapaDjelfaChuxiong

Macapá, Djelfa, and Chuxiong all fluctuated in its street-construction patterns in new street construction. For the full network, Macapá and Chuxiong both became progressively more disconnected, while Djelfa fluctuated in connectivity. Macapá and Djelfa have been growing further apart in their street-network character since 1975.