Candeias in context: Street-network sprawl trends

Candeias in context

2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.73.64.55.4<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CandeiasBahia (Region)Brazil (Country)

The chart above shows SNDi trends for new street additions (left panel) and the entire network (right panel), with Candeias plotted against Bahia and Brazil. All three follow the same trend in new construction, suggesting a shared regional pattern of development. Most recently, Candeias's incremental SNDi rose from 4.03 to 5.07 between 1991-2005 and 2006-2020. In terms of the aggregate network, Candeias ranked 19th out of 22 cities in Bahia and 327th out of 365 in Brazil as of 2020.

New Street Additions (2006–2020)

SNDi value
5.07
Rank in Brazil
313th of 365
Rank in Bahia
20th of 22

Entire Network (Aggregate)

SNDi value
3.76
Rank in Brazil
327th of 365
Rank in Bahia
19th of 22

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

What about similarly populated cities?

2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of street additions
2.43.244.8<19751976–19901991–20052006–2020SNDi of entire street network
CandeiasBhadraXiaodong

In new street additions, Candeias and Bhadra both fluctuated in its street-construction patterns, while Xiaodong built increasingly disconnected streets over time. For the full street network, though, all three cities follow the same trend. Notably, Candeias had a more sprawly network than Xiaodong in 1975 but the two have since reversed their relative ranking.